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LIPPINCOTT'S 

HORN-ASHBAUGH 
SPELLER 

FOR  GRADES  ONE  TO  EIGHT 

BY 

ERNEST  HORN,  Ph.D. 

PROFESSOR  OF  EDDCATION  AND  DIRECTOR 

OF  THE  UNIVERSITY  ELEMENTARY  SCHOOL 

THE   STATE   UNIVERSITY    OF   IOWA 

AND 

ERNEST  J.  ASHBAUGH,  Ph.D. 

ASSOCIATE  PROFESSOR  OP  EDUCATION  AND  CHIEF  OP  THE 

BUREAU    OP    EDUCATIONAL    TESTS    AND    MEASUREMENTS 

THE   STATE   UNIVERSITY   OF   IOWA 

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PHILADELPHIA,  LONDON,  CHICAGO 
J.  B.  LIPPINCOTT  COMPANY 


COPYRIGHT,  1920,  BY  J.  B.  LIPPINCOTT  COMPANY 


PRINTED    BT    J.    B.    LIPPINCOTT   COMPANT 

AT  THE  WASHINGTON  SQUARE  PRESS 

PHILADELPHIA,    U.  S.  A. 


PREFACE 

It  is  the  intention  of  the  authors  to  include  sufficient 
discussion  and  directions  to  teachers  so  that  this  book 
may  be  taught  with  the  highest  possible  degree  of  effi- 
ciency. Under  general  directions  to  teachers  wdll  be  found 
a  discussion  of  those  points  which  concern  all  teachers 
regardless  of  grade.  In  addition,  preceding  the  word  list 
for  each  grade  will  be  found  supplementary  directions 
to  aid  the  teachers  in  facing  the  problems  peculiar  to 
that  grade. 

Special  attention  is  called  to  the  elaborate  provision  for 
making  the  pupil  intelligent  and  responsible  in  his  attack 
on  his  own  spelling  problems.  This  result  is  achieved  by 
the  testing  plan  which  discovers  to  the  pupil  his  deficien- 
cies; by  the  standard  scores  which  enable  him  to  compare 
his  accomplishment  with  that  of  other  children;  by  the 
efficient  method  of  study  which  is  provided;  and  by  the 
unusually  rigorous  follow-up  work  given  in  the  review 
lessons.  The  authors  therefore  present  this  book  to  the 
pupils  and  teachers  of  the  United  States  as  a  contribution 
to  the  solution  of  the  problem  of  developing  a  nation  of 
good  spellers. 

The  Authors. 
December,  1920. 


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CONTENTS 

PAGE 

Preface iii 

General  Directions  to  Teachers vii-xv 

Directions  to  Pupils xvii-xx 

Directions  to  Teachers  of  Grade  1 2 

Word  List,  Grade  1 3-6 

Directions  to  Teachers  of  Grade  II 8 

Word  List,  Grade  II 9-14 

Directions  to  Teachers  of  Grade  III 16-17 

Word  List,  Grade  III 19-27 

Directions  to  Teachers  of  Grade  IV 30 

Word  List,  Grade  IV 31-40 

Directions  to  Teachers  of  Grade  V 42 

Word  List,  Grade  V 43-52 

Directions  to  Teachers  of  Grade  VI 54 

Word  List,  Grade  VI 55-64 

Directions  to  Teachers  of  Grade  VII 66 

Word  List,  Grade  VII 67-78 

Directions  to  Teachers  of  Grade  VIII 80 

Word  List,  Grade  VIII 81-95 

Dictation  Exercises 97-105 


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LIPPINCOTT'S 
HORN-ASHBAUGH  SPELLER 

GENERAL  DIRECTIONS  TO  TEACHERS 

How  the  Teaching  of  Spelling  May  be  Improved. — 

The  teaching  of  spelHng  may  be  improved  in  three  ways: 
first,  by  selecting  a  better  list  of  words  for  the  pupil 
to  study;  second,  by  placing  before  the  pupils  of  each 
grade  the  words  that  are  most  appropriate  for  them; 
and  third,  by  introducing  economical  procedures  in  learn- 
ing. The  first  is  the  problem  of  the  course  of  study ;  the 
second,  the  problem  of  grading;  and  the  third,  the  problem 
of  method. 

The  Vocabulary. — To  solve  the  first  problem  one  must 
insure  that  the  pupils  will  study  all  words  they  are  likely 
to  use  in  life  outside  the  school.  One  must  also  insure 
that  the  pupils'  time  will  not  be  wasted  through  their 
being  required  to  learn  words  which  they  will  never  use. 
This  problem  has  been  solved  for  you  by  the  authors  of  the 
text.  The  vocabulary  of  the  lessons  is  taken  from  a  com- 
pilation which  Doctor  Horn  has  made  of  nine  scientific 
investigations  of  the  words  used  in  writing  letters.  These 
investigations,  taken  together,  represent  the  careful  anal- 
ysis of  over  700,000  running  words  of  correspondence.  If 
you  will  analyze  one  letter,  you  will  see  what  a  very  great 
amount  of  work  these  investigations  have  required.  It 
seems  very  unlikely  that  any  word  cormnonly  and 
frequently  used  should  have  been  overlooked  by  all  of 
these  investigators. 

If  you  will  examine  the  book,  you  will  see  that  most 
of  the  lessons  are  numbered  with  arable  numerals.    These 

vii 


viii  GENEEAL  DIRECTIONS  TO  TEACHERS 

lessons  cont&in  a  miniirium  list  of  3998  words  found  to  be 
used  most  frequently.  You  will  notice,  also,  that  begin- 
ning with  grade  three  there  are  in  each  grade  supple- 
mentary lessons,  marked  SI,  S2,  etc.  These  lessons 
include  580  additional  words  which  are  somewhat  less 
frequently  used.  The  supplementary  lessons  are  dis- 
tributed by  grades  so  that  pupils  who  finish  the  mini- 
mum work  for  any  grade  mil  have  additional  lessons 
to  study  for  the  remainder  of  the  year.  However, 
before  undertaking  these  supplementary  lessons,  the 
teacher  should  make  sure  that  her  pupils  have  learned 
thoroughly  the  minimum  list  which  contains  the  more 
important  words. 

Plan  of  Review. — The  provision  for  the  complete 
elimination  of  spelling  errors  is  particularly  efficient  and 
thoroughgoing.  Not  only  are  those  words  which  most 
commonly  give  difficulty  arranged  for,  but  the  method  of 
testing  insures  that  each  pupil  will  eUminate  his  own 
peculiar  errors.  No  pains  have  been  spared  to  obtain 
this  thoroughness  without  wasting  the  pupils'  time  in 
mere  routine  review. 

During  the  week  in  which  each  lesson  is  taught  for 
the  first  time,  each  pupil  is  tested  three  times  on  every 
word  in  the  lesson.  He  spends  his  time  in  concentrated 
attack  on  the  words  which  have  given  him  difficulty. 
One  month  later  this  lesson  is  given  as  a  test  and  the 
words  missed  by  each  pupil  re-learned  by  him.  At  the 
end  of  the  week  this  lesson  is  again  given  as  a  test. 

In  addition,  at  the  beginning  of  each  grade  above  the 
first,  the  words  which  have  been  previously  taught  but 
which  according  to  Doctor  Ashbaugh's  investigation  still 
give  difficulty,  are  thoroughly  reviewed.  Finally,  in  the 
eighth  grade,  all  the  words  which  are  ordinarily  missed 
by  eighth  grade  pupils  are  given  additional  review. 

It  must  be  kept  in  mind  that  these  reviews  are  not 


GENERAL  DIRECTIONS  TO  TEACHERS  ix 

haphazard  nor  are  they  a  matter  of  guesswork.  Each 
review  hst  is  made  up  on  the  basis  of  the  most  careful 
scientific  study  of  persistent  errors. 

Grading. — The  lessons  in  each  grade  are  those  which 
the  pupils  in  that  grade  may  most  profitably  study.  The 
words  have  been  graded  in  the  following  manner :  On  the 
basis  of  Doctor  Horn's  compilation  of  correspondence 
vocabularies,  all  of  the  4578  words  were  ranked  according 
to  the  frequency  with  which  they  are  used  in  correspon- 
dence. On  the  basis  of  Doctor  Ashbaugh's  study  of  the 
difficulty  of  these  words  in  the  various  grades,  the  words 
were  arranged  in  order  of  ease  of  spelling.  With  these  two 
sources  of  data,  the  lessons  are  arranged  so  that  in  general 
the  easiest  words  and  those  most  commonly  and  frequently 
used  are  placed  in  the  lower  grades.  In  addition,  on  the 
basis  of  scientific  analysis  of  the  vocabulary  of  first,  second 
and  third  readers,  the  authors  determined  which  words 
occurred  most  often  in  these  readers.  The  words  included 
in  the  lessons  for  the  first  three  grades  are  not  only  easy 
and  fairly  common,  but  are  found  also  in  the  readers  of 
the  grades  in  which  they  are  placed.  For  example,  the 
word  ''and"  was  found  23,226  times  in  the  letters  analyzed 
in  the  various  investigations  upon  which  the  book  is 
based;  and  it  is  misspelled  by  but  four  second  grade 
children  out  of  a  hundred.  It  also  occurs  in  every  one  of 
ten  commonly  used  first  readers.  Since  it  is  one  of  the 
very  commonest  words,  is  easy  to  spell,  and  common  to 
all  first  readers,  it  is  placed  in  the  first  lesson  in  the  book. 
In  a  similar  way  every  lesson  in  the  first  three  grades  has 
been  a  matter  of  computation.  The  lessons  in  grades 
above  the  third  have  been  made  in  the  same  careful 
fashion,  except  that  occurrences  in  readers  were  not  taken 
into  consideration.  It  is  clear  that  the  lessons  increase 
gradually  in  difficulty  in  each  successive  grade,  and  that 
a  pupil  who  is  forced  to  leave  at  the  end  of  grade  six  or 


X  GENERAL  DIRECTIONS  TO  TEACHERS 

seven  will  have  learned  the  words  which  he  is  most  likely 
to  need  in  writing. 

Standard  Scores. — By  means  of  standard  errors  at 
the  close  of  each  lesson,  the  pupils  and  teachers  may 
compare  results  with  those  of  other  grades  and  with  those 
obtained  in  the  country  at  large.  These  standards  were 
taken  from  the  Ashbaugh  Scale  and  from  a  supplementary 
study  conducted  by  Doctor  Ashbaugh  and  Doctor  Horn 
to  determine  the  standards  for  words  not  included  in  the 
original  scale.  It  must  be  kept  in  mind  that  these  stand- 
ard errors  are  high,  being  the  result  of  the  present  un- 
favorable conditions  of  the  teaching  of  spelling  in  the 
country  at  large.  They  are  used  merely  for  the  purpose 
of  comparison.  The  ideal  to  keep  before  your  class  is 
that  they  should  learn  their  lessons  so  that  they  will 
not  misspell  a  single  word,  but  this  ideal  is  intensified 
by  the  use  of  the  standard  errors. 

How  to  Teach  the  Lesson. — Four  points  must  be  kept 
in  mind  as  more  important  than  any  others: 

1.  The  teacher  must  test  her  pupils  on  each  lesson 
before  they  begin  to  study. 

2.  Each  pupil  should  study  only  the  words  which  he 
misspelled  on  the  test. 

3.  He  must  be  taught  an  economical  method  of  study. 

4.  He  must  see  clearly  what  progress  he  is  making. 
The  detail  of  the  method  of  teaching  follows.     It  is 

based  upon  the  investigation  reviewed  by  Doctor  Horn 
in  the  Eighteenth  Yearbook  of  The  National  Society  for 
the  Study  of  Education.  It  has  been  thoroughly  tried 
out  in  public  school  classrooms,  and  has  proved  uniformly 
successful.  Teachers  are  urged  to  follow  the  method  as 
closely  as  possible.  If,  however,  the  teacher  prefers 
another  method  of  study,  she  mav  use  it.  The  book 
is  adapted  to  any  method 

Getting  Started  Right. — The  first  few  lessons  may 


GENERAL  DIRECTIONS  TO  TEACHERS  xi 

well  be  spent  in  systematizing  class  procedure,  and  teach- 
ing pupils  how  to  study  a  spelling  lesson.  Begin  by  point- 
ing out  the  importance  of  spelling.  Give  cases  if  possible, 
where  people  have  been  discredited  because  of  spelling 
errors  in  letters.  Discuss  with  the  class  how  the  words 
in  this  book  were  selected,  how  the  standard  errors  at 
the  close  of  each  lesson  were  secured,  and  how  the  method 
of  study  was  determined.  The  pupils  may  now  be  intro- 
duced to  the  procedure  which  will  be  used  in  conducting 
the  spelUng  class,  and  to  the  method  of  study. 

Teaching  Pupils  How  to  Work. — The  following  method 
is  one  way  of  doing  this.  Have  the  pupils  open  their  books 
at  the  first  lesson.  Explain  to  them  that  a  great  many 
men  have  spent  much  time  and  money  in  finding  out  the 
best  way  to  learn  to  spell,  and  that  the  method  which  is 
to  be  used  is  based  on  what  these  men  have  recommended. 
Have  the  class  read  the  directions  to  pupils  given  on  pages 
xvii-xix.  After  the  directions  have  been  read,  have  several 
pupils  summarize  them.  When  you  have  made  sure  that 
the  class  has  the  main  points  clearly  in  mind,  the  actual 
work  of  habituating  the  method  may  be  begun.  The  first 
few  lessons  in  each  term  should  consist  of  practice  in  the 
method  of  study.  This  practice  should  be  continued  until 
the  teacher  is  satisfied  that  the  pupils  understand  thor- 
oughly how  to  go  about  their  work.  Remember  that  even 
though  teachers  in  the  preceding  grades  are  using  the 
method,  there  may  be  pupils  in  your  grade  who  are  new 
to  the  system,  as  well  as  some  who  have  forgotten  how 
to  study.  From  the  nature  of  the  method,  it  is  easy  to 
detect  any  child  who  is  not  using  it.  Insist  that  the  cor- 
rect method  be  used  from  the  outset.  As  soon  as  the 
pupils  have  learned  the  method  of  study,  the  regular 
work  of  learning  the  lessons  may  begin. 

How  the  Lessons  Should  be  Taught. — The  lessons  are 
planned  to  be  completed  in  a  week.    A  week's  work  there- 


xii  GENERAL  DIRECTIONS  TO  TEACHERS 

fore  consists  of  twenty  new  words  and  twenty  review 
words  except  in  grade  one,  where  the  week's  work  consists 
of  ten  new  words  and  ten  review  words.  The  following 
schedule  and  procedure  is  recommended: 

Monday. — The  first  step  in  teaching  a  lesson  is  an 
exercise  in  pronunciation.  Have  the  pupils  open  their 
books  at  the  advanced  lesson.  Pronounce  each  word, 
enunciating  the  syllables  very  distinctly.  Each  word, 
which  in  your  judgment  is  not  understood  by  the  class, 
should  be  used  in  a  sentence.  Have  the  pupils  pronounce 
each  word  after  you  in  concert,  enunciating  the  syllables 
very  distinctly.  Insist  on  careful  pronunciation  on  the 
part  of  every  pupil. 

This  exercise  precedes  the  spelling  test  because  of  the 
importance  of  pronunciation  in  the  method  of  study,  and 
because  of  the  probability  that  this  initial  attention  to 
the  correct  form  of  the  word  is  desirable.  Since  the  pupils 
undoubtedly  learn  something  as  a  result  of  this  exercise, 
you  may  expect  your  pupils  to  make  somewhat  better 
scores  than  those  given  in  the  book.  These  scores  are  the 
results  of  tests  given  without  such  a  preliminary  exercise 
in  pronunciation. 

After  all  the  words  have  been  pronounced,  have  the 
pupils  close  their  texts  and  prepare  papers  for  a  written 
test.  This  test  will  include  the  new  lesson.  It  may  be 
written  on  any  sort  of  paper,  the  words  being  written  in 
columns  of  twenty  to  correspond  to  the  arrangement  of 
the  words  in  the  book.  Pronounce  each  word  once  only. 
Pupils  should  write  the  words  without  hesitation. '  No 
alterations  in  the  first  attempt  at  spelling  the  word 
should  be  allowed. 

After  the  words  have  all  been  dictated,  have  the  pupils 
exchange  papers  for  the  purpose  of  correcting.  Be  sure 
that  each  pupil  understands  that  he  is  marking  his  neigh- 
bor's paper  so  that  errors  which  have  been  made  may  be 


GENERAL  DIRECTIONS  TO  TEACHERS  xui 

corrected.  Instruct  the  class  to  mark  a  word  wrong  if  it 
is  misspelled,  if  it  cannot  be  read,  or  if  any  change  in  the 
first  attempt  at  spelling  has  been  made.  Be  sure  that 
each  pupil  understands  that  until  he  is  able  to  write  a 
word  correctly  the  first  time,  he  has  not  sufficiently 
learned  it. 

The  words  may  be  corrected  on  the  basis  of  the 
teacher's  oral  spelUng  or  by  referring  to  the  lessons  in 
the  book.  Each  word  found  to  be  misspelled  should  be 
marked  wTong  by  placing  after  it  an  X. 

When  the  papers  have  been  returned  to  the  owners, 
each  pupil  should  write  the  correct  form  of  the  words 
which  he  has  misspelled.  The  words  missed  on  the  test 
will  constitute  his  task  for  the  week. 

Tuesday. — On  Tuesday  the  pupils  study,  each  work- 
ing on  his  owTi  errors  and  using  the  method  recommended 
under  directions  to  pupils.  Pupils  who  made  no  errors  on 
the  test  may  be  excused  from  this  study  period,  but  not 
from  the  succeeding  test.  It  frequently  happens  that  a 
pupil  will  spell  a  word  correctly  on  one  test  and  misspell 
it  on  a  following  test. 

The  teacher  should  closely  supervise  the  pupils'  study 
in  order  to  insure  that  proper  methods  of  learning  are 
used.  She  may  also  help  to  direct  the  work  of  those  who, 
having  made  no  errors  on  the  preceding  test,  have  been 
allowed  to  undertake  some  other  task.  The  class  should 
not  be  tested  on  this  day. 

Wednesday. — Test  on  the  new  and  on  the  review 
lesson.  This  re\'iew  lesson  should  consist  of  a  lesson 
taught  one  month  before.  Since  the  first  four  lessons  in 
each  grade  are  made  up  of  words  taught  in  the  preceding 
grade,  these  may  well  be  used,  for  the  first  month,  as 
review  lessons.  The  words  may  be  corrected  and  the 
errors  recorded  as  on  Monday.  Compare  the  number  of 
errors  made  on  this  test  with  those  made  on  the  preceding 


xiv  GENERAL  DIRECTIONS  TO  TEACHERS 

test.  This  will  show  the  pupil  what  progress  he  has  made. 
The  remainder  of  the  period  may  be  spent  in  studying  the 
words  missed  on  this  test. 

Thursday. — Study  as  on  Tuesday. 

Friday. — Test  on  the  new  and  on  the  review  lesson, 
correct  the  papers  as  on  Monday,  and  spend  the  rest  of 
the  period  studying  the  errors  made  on  this  final  test. 
Compare  the  errors  made  on  this  test  with  those  made  on 
the  previous  test  and  with  those  made  on  the  first  test. 
This  comparison  gives  the  child  a  measure  of  accomplish- 
ment for  the  week.  The  teacher  should  check  this  day's 
papers  in  order  to  have  an  accurate  record  of  the  status 
of  the  pupils  at  the  close  of  the  week's  work.  Many 
teachers  have  found  it  helpful  to  keep  a  chart  of  progress 
on  the  blackboard. 

Individual  Instruction. — It  is  clear  from  the  preceding 
directions  that  the  method  of  learning  and  the  class 
administration  is  intended  to  insure  that  each  pupil  will 
learn  those  words  which  give  him  difficulty,  and  at  the 
same  time  will  progress  at  his  own  rate.  With  the  possible 
exception  of  the  fact  that  only  the  commonly  used  words 
are  taught,  this  is  the  most  important  provision  in 
the  book. 

The  Spelling  Notebook.— It  has  been  found  to  be 
very  helpful  to  keep  a  notebook  in  which  to  record  words 
missed  in  the  various  spelling  tests  or  in  papers  written 
in  connection  with  other  subjects.  This  notebook  tends 
to  make  the  pupil  more  conscientious  with  regard  to  his 
spelling.  It  also  gives  him  a  record  of  his  errors,  so 
that  when  he  has  time  for  review  work  he  can  utilize 
it  properly. 

The  Problem  of  Interest.— Teachers  who  have  used 
the  method  which  is  here  recommended  have  been  unani- 
mous in  reporting  not  only  that  the  pupils  learned  more 
rapidly,  but  also  that  they  worked  with  greater  enthusiasm. 


GENERAL  DIRECTIONS  TO  TEACHERS  xv 

This  increased  interest  is  secured  without  any  use  of  soft 
pedagogy.  It  comes  from  several  sources.  First,  the 
pupils  know  that  the  words  in  the  book  are  those  most 
commonly  needed  in  writing.  Second,  the  pupils  quickly 
see  the  advantage  of  centering  their  efforts  on  words 
which  they  have  actually  missed.  Third,  by  means  of 
standard  scores  they  are  enabled  to  compare  their  spelling 
ability  with  that  of  children  in  other  parts  of  the  country. 
Fourth,  they  can  see  what  they  are  accomplishing.  Fifth, 
growing  out  of  these  provisions,  is  the  joy  which  comes 
from  doing  vigorously  and  thoroughly  a  clean-cut  task 
that  needs  to  be  done.  These  are  the  interests  which 
appeal  to  sensible  men  and  women  in  life  outside  the 
school,  and  they  have  proved  sufficient  for  children. 
Many  attempts  have  been  made  to  substitute  devices  for 
these  wholesome  and  fundamental  interests.  Such  at- 
tempts not  only  fail  in  their  purpose  but  actually  distract 
the  child's  mind  from  the  work  he  has  to  do.  Sugar- 
coating  inevitably  destroys  the  child's  appetite  for  healthy 
vigorous  work. 


DIRECTIONS  TO  PUPILS 

Why  These  Words  Should  be  Studied.— One  of  the 
ways  by  which  people  judge  the  writer  of  a  letter  is  by  the 
presence  or  absence  of  spelling  errors.  Often  a  young 
man  or  young  woman  has  failed  to  obtain  a  desirable 
position  because  of  spelling  errors  in  a  letter  of  applica- 
tion. Even  in  the  ordinary  friendly  letter,  spelling  errors 
make  a  bad  impression.  The  words  which  you  are  to 
learn  from  this  spelling  book  are  the  words  which  people 
most  frequently  use  in  writing  letters.  Thousands  of 
letters  were  read,  and  each  word  used  recorded.  This 
book  therefore  contains  the  words  most  commonly  used 
in  writing,  and  does  not  contain  any  word  which  has  not 
been  found  in  letters. 

How  to  Learn  the  Words. — The  first  step  in  the  study 
of  each  lesson  will  be  an  exercise  in  pronunciation.  Your 
teacher  will  pronounce  each  word  for  you.  Look  at  your 
book  closely,  noticing  each  syllable  as  she  pronounces  it. 
When  the  teacher  asks  you  to  pronounce  the  word  after 
her,  look  at  each  syllable  closely  as  you  pronounce  it. 

The  second  step  in  learning  the  lesson  is  the  test. 
Write  each  word  as  plainly  as  you  can  and  without  hesi- 
tation. The  purpose  of  this  test  is  to  see  whether  or  not 
there  are  any  words  in  the  lesson  which  you  can  not  spell. 
The  words  which  you  can  not  spell  will  be  your  work  in 
spelling  for  the  week. 

If  your  teacher  asks  you  to  exchange  papers  for  the 

purpose  of  correcting  them,  be  sure  to  do  your  work  very 

carefully.    If  you  fail  to  mark  a  word  wrong  that  has  been 

misspelled,  the  pupil  whose  paper  you  marked  will  not 

be  able  to  know  that  the  word  should  be  studied,  and  so 
2  xvii 


xviii  DIRECTIONS  TO  PUPILS 

will  be  done  an  injury.  On  the  other  hand,  it  will  be  very- 
confusing  if  you  mark  a  word  wrong  which  is  really  cor- 
rect. Mark  any  word  wrong  that  you  can  not  easily  read. 
Also  mark  any  word  wrong  if  a  letter  has  been  written 
over  or  a  change  made.  Remember  that  the  purpose  of 
the  test  is  to  find  out  which  words  need  to  be  studied. 
The  grades  of  the  pupil  whose  papers  you  correct  are  not 
affected  in  any  way  by  your  marking. 

The  Meaning  of  "The  Standard  Number  of  Errors." — 
The  words  in  this  book  have  been  given  to  a  great  many 
children  in  each  grade  in  a  number  of  cities.  In  that  way 
it  was  possible  to  find  out  the  number  of  errors  which 
children  of  each  grade  ordinarily  make.  If  you  will  com- 
pare the  number  of  errors  which  you  make  on  the  test 
with  the  number  of  errors  at  the  bottom  of  your  lesson, 
you  will  be  able  to  see  how  your  spelling  compares  with 
that  of  pupils  in  other  parts  of  the  country. 

How  to  Learn  to  Spell  a  Word. — A  great  many  men 
have  spent  much  time  and  money  in  finding  out  for  you 
the  best  way  to  learn  to  spell.  The  directions  which 
follow  are  based  on  what  these  men  have  discovered. 

1.  The  first  thing  to  do  in  learning  to  spell  a  word  is 
to  pronounce  it  correctly.  Pronounce  the  word  saying 
each  syllable  very  distinctly  and  looking  closely  at  each 
syllable  as  you  say  it. 

2.  With  closed  eyes  try  to  see  the  word  in  your  book, 
syllable  by  syllable,  as  you  pronounce  it  in  a  whisper.  In 
pronouncing  the  words  be  sure  to  say  each  syllable  dis- 
tinctly. After  saying  the  word,  keep  trying  to  recall  how 
the  word  looked  in  your  book,  and  at  the  same  time  say 
the  letters.    Spell  by  syllables. 

3.  Open  your  eyes,  and  look  at  the  word  to  see  whether 
or  not  you  had  it  right. 


DIRECTIONS  TO  PUPILS  xix 

4.  Look  at  the  word  again,  saying  the  syllables  very 
distinctly.  If  you  did  not  have  the  word  right  on  your 
first  trial,  say  the  letters  this  time,  as  you  look  sharply 
at  the  syllables. 

5.  Try  again  with  closed  eyes  to  see  the  word  as  you 
spell  the  syllables  in  a  whisper. 

6.  Look  again  at  your  book  to  see  if  you  had  the  word 
right.  Keep  trying  until  you  can  spell  each  syllable 
correctly  with  closed  eyes. 

7.  When  you  feel  sure  that  you  have  learned  the  word, 
write  it  without  looking  at  your  book,  and  then  compare 
your  attempt  with  the  book  to  see  whether  or  not  you 
wrote  it  correctly. 

8.  Now  write  the  word  three  times,  covering  each 
trial  with  your  hand  before  you  write  it  the  next  time  so 
that  you  can  not  copy.  If  all  of  these  three  trials  are 
right,  you  may  say  that  you  have  learned  the  word  for 
the  present.  If  you  make  a  single  mistake,  begin  with 
the  first  direction  and  go  through  each  step  again. 

9.  Study  each  word  by  this  method.  Take  special 
pains  to  attend  closely  to  each  step  in  the  method.  Hard 
and  careful  work  is  what  counts. 

Take  Pains  with  Your  Spelling  in  all  Writing. — Take 
pride  in  having  your  compositions  and  letters  free  from 
spelling  errors.  When  in  the  slightest  doubt  as  to  how 
to  spell  a  word,  look  it  up  in  the  dictionary  before  you 
write  it.  Ha\'ing  found  the  word  in  the  dictionary,  learn 
it  after  the  method  by  which  you  study  your  regular 
spelling  lessons.  In  a  similar  way,  if  you  do  make  a 
mistake  in  spelling  in  your  compositions,  learn  the  w^ord 
which  you  misspelled  by  this  same  method. 

Reviews. — Whenever  you  have  a  few  minutes  after 
having  prepared  some  lesson,  turn  back  to  the  errors 


XX  DIRECTIONS  TO  PUPILS 

which  you  have  made  on  previous  spelUng  tests  and  spend 
some  time  going  over  the  words  which  you  missed  on 
those  tests.  Occasionally  when  you  are  at  home,  you  will 
find  it  interesting  to  have  your  mother  or  father  or  some 
friend  test  you  over  all  the  words  you  have  missed  during 
the  year.  You  should  not  be  satisfied  until  you  can  spell 
every  word  correctly. 

Notebook. — Keep  a  spelling  notebook.  Whether  your 
teacher  requires  it  or  not,  you  will  find  it  veiy  much 
worth  while  to  keep  a  spelhng  notebook.  In  this  you 
should  record  all  words  missed  on  any  test,  or  in  compo- 
sitions which  you  write.  If  you  find  that  you  are 
frequently  missing  a  word,  write  it  in  a  special  list  and 
review  it  frequently. 


FIRST  GRADE 


DIRECTIONS  TO  FIRST  GRADE  TEACHERS 

The  words  in  the  lessons  for  first  grade  children  are 
few  in  number  and  relatively  easy.  You  will  notice  that 
most  of  them  are  phonetic.  Each  word  has  been  found 
to  be  used  in  correspondence  and  in  a  majority  of  first 
grade  readers.  This  Ust  is  therefore  particularly  appro- 
priate for  first  grade  children  and  may  be  easily  learned 
by  them.  The  authors  recommend  that  this  work  be 
begun  in  the  second  half  year. 

Directions  for  Teaching. — Read  again  the  general 
directions  on  pages  vii  to  xix,  inclusive.  In  general  the 
method  used  in  grade  one  is  the  same  as  that  used  in 
later  grades.  There  are,  however,  certain  important 
differences.  You  will  notice,  for  example,  that  first  grade 
lessons  contain  ten  instead  of  twenty  words.  You  will  need 
also  to  give  more  attention  for  the  first  two  or  three  weeks 
to  initiating  correct  habits  of  study.  Remember  that 
teachers  above  grade  one  will  build  upon  habits  which 
you  initiate. 

The  words  in  the  first  grade  Hst  are  very  sunple,  so 
that  there  should  be  no  difficulty  in  learning  to  spell 
them.  Neither  should  the  children  have  any  difficulty  in 
understanding  any  of  the  one  hundred  fifty  words. 

Directions  for  Schools  in  Which  the  Pupils  do  Not 
Write  in  Grade  One. — The  pupils  in  such  schools  should 
be  taught  to  study  according  to  the  first  six  directions 
given  under  How  to  Learn  to  Spell  a  Word,  page  xviii. 
The  tests  in  these  cases  will  have  to  be  oral  tests.  Other- 
wise, the  methods  recommended  in  the  general  directions 
may  be  used. 


FIRST  GRADE  3 

12  3  4 

is  be  but  that 


and  can  dear  to-day 

are  dog  did  up 

day  good  do  was 

he  my  go  an 


in 


see  his  as 


it  she  little  big 


me  you  look  come 


all  book  not  for 


at  boy  out  get 


Standard  Number  of  Errors 

I.  (  )  I.    (  )  I.    (  )  I.    (  ) 

II.  1  n.  1  n.  2  n.  2 

III.  0  in.  1  III.  1  m.  1 


FIRST  GRADE 
6  7 


hand        old 


way 


8 


gold 


have 


on 


will 


hat 


if 


one 


your 


her 


into 


land 


last 


let 


over 

away 

run 

by 

say 

cannot 

tell 

doins: 

home 


how 


ice 


looking 


like 


the 


down 


love 


man 


this 


eat 


of 


may 


tree 


give 


play 


Standard  Number  of  Errors 

I.  (  ) 

I.   (  )                 I.   (  ) 

I.  ( ) 

II.    2 

II.    2                        II.    3 

II.    3 

m.  1 

III.  1               ni.  1 

III.  1 

so 


FIRST  GRADE 

10  11 


US 


bee 


12 

fai* 


some 


we 


box 


fast 


ten 


when 


call 


fat 


thank 


wind 


cane 


five 


them 


with 


cat 


from 


then 


after 


coat 


gave 


thing 


am 


cold 


girl 


think 


apple 


corn 


going 


three 


time 


I.  () 

II.    3 

m.  1 


baby 


bed 


I.  ( ) 

II.    3 

m.  2 


COW 

green 

each 

had 

r  of  Errors 

I.    (  ) 

I.  ( ) 

n.  4 

n.  4 

m.  2 

ni.  2 

6 

13 

hard 

has 

hen 

just 

live 


FIRST  GRADE 

14  15 


make 


milk 


must 


night 


no 


or 


pig 


put 


red 


mother        ring 


school 


send 


six 


snow 


sun 


made  playing       they 


much 


sat 


top 
what 
wood 
ran 


16 


all 


be 


see 


not 


may 


for 


m 


do 


so 


no 


Standard  Number  of  Errors 

I.  ( ) 

I.   (  )                       I.    (  ) 

I.    () 

II.   4 

n.  4                    II.  4 

II.    1 

m.  2 

III.  2                              III.  2 

III.  1 

SECOND  GRADE 


DIRECTIONS  TO  SECOND  GRADE  TEACHERS 

The  second  grade  list  of  words  contains  340  new  words 
in  addition  to  the  review  lessons,  which  include  80  of  the 
most  difficult  first  grade  words,  and  60  of  the  homonyms 
which  give  the  most  trouble.  The  new  words  are  all 
words  frequently  used,  are  words  which  second  grade 
children  can  learn  easily  and,  for  the  most  part,  are  fre- 
quently found  in  the  second  readers  most  commonly  used. 
You  will  find  that  the  method  outlined  below  will  enable 
you  to  teach  these  words  so  that  your  classes  will  make 
very  nearly  a  perfect  score  on  them. 

Directions  for  Teaching. — Read  again  the  directions 
for  teaching  as  given  on  pages  vii  to  xix.  You  will  find  it 
advisable  to  take  some  time  at  the  beginning  of  the  term 
to  teach  pupils  how  to  study.  You  will  still  find  it  neces- 
sary to  correct  the  papers  yourself.  You  may  follow  the 
same  schedule  as  that  outlined  in  the  general  directions. 
Watch  particularly  for  improper  methods  of  study. 

Second  grade  pupils  should  write  their  tests  without 
hesitation  and  with  fair  speed.  Explain  to  the  pupils 
with  great  care  that  letters  which  are  not  made  plainly 
will  be  counted  wrong. 

Remember  that  the  lessons  are  arranged  by  weeks 
rather  than  by  days.  The  work  for  each  week  consists  of 
one  advance  column  and  one  review  column.  The  review 
column  in  each  case  is  the  fourth  column  preceding  the 
advance  work.  That  is,  it  is  made  up  of  a  week's  work 
one  month  old.  For  example,  column  5  contains  20  new 
words  to  be  learned  in  one  week.  During  the  same  week, 
column  1  should  be  reviewed.  The  lesson  for  the  first 
week  consists  of  column  1,  which  is  the  advance  lesson, 
and  of  column  R  1,  which  is  the  review. 


8 


SECOND 

GRADE 

9 

R-1 

R-2 

R-3 

R-4 

dear 

sat 

top 

make 

fat 

bee 

playing 

milk 

cow- 

baby 

came 

her 

get 

has 

pig 

apple 

some 

home 

give 

with 

we 

looking 

had 

when 

way 

love 

from 

down 

run 

red 

far 

six 

gold 

like 

call 

send 

cat 

going 

ice 

school 

cold 

corn 

thank 

live 

or 

box 

put 

gave 

them 

am 

fast 

snow 

girl 

then 

by 

what 

this 

eat 

made 

mother 

three 

thing 

night 

after 

ring 

much 

one 

just 

camiot 

time 

bed 

hard 

wind 

over 

sun 

wood 

hat 

they 

must 

five 

Standard  Number  of  Errors 

I.  (  ) 
n.  5 
in.  3 

I.  (  ) 

II.  6 

III.  3 

I.  (  ) 
n.  7 
m.  2 

I.  (  ) 
n.  8 
m.  4 

10 

SECOND  GRADE 

I 

2 

3 

4 

ask 

forget 

ear 

year 

back 

fun 

days 

ago 

best 

grass 

sing 

door 

bill 

happy 

doll 

got 

black 

hay 

hope 

May 

blow 

hill 

grow 

bad 

bring 

him 

boys 

ball 

butter 

hot 

fly 

bank 

cake 

inside 

hands 

bell 

cap 

its 

pink 

end 

child 

joy 

dry 

foot 

cup 

keep 

times 

free 

cut 

kind 

string 

king 

ever 

kiss 

bread 

letter 

face 

late 

needs 

most 

farm 

lay 

rise 

same 

feet 

left 

skin 

ship 

fill 

light 

cry 

till 

fish 

low 

story 

yet 

food 

meat 

taU 

about 

Standard  Number  of  Errors 

I.  (  ) 
n.  8 
m.  4 

I.  (  ) 

II.  8 

III.  4 

I.  (  ) 

II.  7 

III.  3 

I.  (  ) 

II.    6 

m.  3 

SECOND 

GRADE 

II 

5 

6 

7 

8 

more 

said 

very- 

beside 

morning 

sand 

wall 

better 

Mr. 

sent  . 

want 

bu-d 

name 

side 

war 

blue 

never 

sister 

week 

brother 

nine 

small 

well 

calling 

now 

stand 

west 

mild 

off 

standing 

where 

care 

once 

state 

why 

city 

papa 

stay 

win 

cook 

part 

sweet 

wish 

cover 

pen 

take 

work 

cream 

place 

telling 

yes 

dark 

poor 

there 

afternoon 

deep 

rain 

to 

any 

dinner 

read 

told 

around 

drive 

rest 

took 

barn 

drop 

rich 

town 

bear 

dust 

ride 

two 

became 

east 

room 

under 

become 

even 

Standard  Number  of  Errors 

I.  (  ) 

II.    8 

m.  4 

I.   (  ) 
n.  8 
m.  4 

I.  (  ) 

II.    9 

m.  5 

I.    (  ) 

II.  10 

III.  5 

12 

SECON 

D  GRADE 

9 

10 

11 

12 

eye 

large 

pick 

sold 

fall 

life 

pine 

son 

fell 

lived 

plan 

song 

felt 

lives 

river 

soon 

find 

long 

road 

spring 

fine 

longer 

rock 

step 

flat 

looked 

rose 

stop 

found 

mine 

sad 

store 

four 

Miss 

saw 

such 

gate 

mud 

saying 

summer 

glad 

myself 

seed 

supper 

gone 

near 

seen 

table 

gray 

now 

sell 

thin 

head 

nice 

set 

thinking 

hear 

noon 

sheep 

to-night 

help 

oh 

shop 

too 

here 

older 

show 

trust 

hold 

open 

sleep 

upon 

house 

our 

slow 

walk 

hunt 

outside 

soft 

water 

Standard  Number  of  Errors 

I.    (  ) 
n.  10 
m.  5 

I.    (  ) 
n.  10 

III.    5 

I.  (  ) 

II.    10 

m.  5 

I.  (  ) 

II.    10 

m.  s 

SECOND  GRADE 

13 

13 

14 

15 

16 

went 

bright 

fellow 

market 

were 

bringing 

fire 

master 

while 

buy 

first 

meal 

who 

children 

flower 

meet 

wide 

clear 

frost 

met 

wife 

clock 

gather 

might 

window 

close 

given 

mind 

winter 

coming 

glass 

move 

without 

cool 

ground 

nap 

air 

could 

hang 

neck 

ah've 

dance 

held 

next 

also 

die 

horse 

north 

asleep 

done 

June 

nothing 

ate 

pale 

know 

other 

been 

dress 

lady 

pass 

behind 

every 

leave 

goats 

bid 

fair 

leg 

right 

bit 

farmer 

lift 

round 

boat 

father 

loved 

rush 

both 

feed 

many 

seven 

Standard  Number  of  Errors 

I.  (  ) 
n.  12 

III.  6 

I.     (  ) 
n.  12 
m.  7 

I.  (  ) 
n.  12 
m.  7 

I.  (  ) 
n.  12 
ni.  7 

14 

SECOND 

GRADE 

17 

18 

19 

20 

shall 

to 

seen 

oh 

short 

way 

him 

wood 

shut 

we 

hay 

blue 

sick 

dear 

rain 

hear 

sit 

some 

can't 

fair 

something 

ring 

here 

might 

sound 

ball 

there 

new 

south 

bee 

son 

buy 

start 

May 

too 

know 

stick 

bad 

bear 

meet 

still 

red 

two 

right 

stood 

one 

low 

road 

street 

by 

sell 

die 

taken 

made 

ate 

done 

taking 

sun 

very 

flower 

teach 

feet 

read 

air 

then 

Miss 

our 

be 

these 

do 

four 

bread 

true 

sent 

gray 

needs 

try 

week 

meat 

not 

Standard  Number  of  Errors 

I.  (  ) 

II.    12 
TIT.    7 

I.  (  ) 

II.  6 

III.  3 

I.  (  ) 

II.  9 

III.  5 

I.  (  ) 

II.  12 

III.  7 

THIRD  GRADE 


DIRECTIONS  TO  THIRD  GRADE  TEACHERS 

The  advance  lessons,  numbered  1  to  28  inclusive,  con- 
tain a  minimum  list  of  528  new  words.  The  supple- 
mentary Ust  contains  80  words,  which  although  easy  to 
spell  are  not  so  frequently  used  in  writing  letters  as  are 
the  words  of  the  minimum  list.  This  supplementary  list 
is  meant  for  those  schools  which  because  of  the  long  school 
term  or  for  other  reasons,  finish  the  minimum  list  before 
the  end  of  the  term  or  year.  The  lessons  marked  R-1, 
R-2,  R-3,  R-4,  are  made  up  of  the  eighty  words  taught 
in  preceding  grades,  but  which  still  give  considerable 
difficulty  to  third  grade  children.  They  should  be  thor- 
oughly mastered. 

Directions  for  Teacher. — For  the  first  few  lessons 
direct  your  attention  to  systematizing  class  procedure 
and  to  teaching  pupils  how  to  study  effectively.  Read 
carefully  again  the  suggestions  on  pages  vii  to  xix. 

Pupils  in  the  third  grade  should  be  able  to  make  their 
own  corrections  so  that  time  may  now  be  saved  by  having 
the  pupils  exchange  papers  during  the  first  two  tests.  The 
teacher  should  continue  to  correct  the  papers  written  on 
the  final  test.  The  following  suggestions  will  be  helpful 
in  getting  the  cooperation  of  pupils.  After  the  papers 
have  been  exchanged  say,  ''In  writing,  it  is  important 
not  only  that  you  know  how  to  spell,  but  also  that  you 
make  your  letters  so  that  the  person  who  reads  your  paper 
can  tell  easily  what  you  have  written.  This  is  the  reason 
that  I  have  asked  you  to  exchange  papers.  Many  people 
write  so  that  certain  letters  cannot  be  told  from  other 
letters.  This  is  true  of  z,  g,  and  y;  o  and  a;  t  and  1;  n 
and  u;  h  and  k.  When  you  correct  papers  and  cannot 
tell  which  of  two  letters  the  writer  intended,  mark  the 
word  wrong.     Also  mark  it  wrong  if  a  letter  has  been 

i6 


DIRECTIONS  TO  THIRD  GRADE  TEACHERS       17 

written  over  or  a  change  made.  Words  should  be  learned 
so  that  they  will  be  written  correctly  without  hesitation 
the  first  time.  Any  word  which  has  not  been  learned  so 
that  it  may  be  written  correctly  the  first  tune  should  be 
studied  again. 

Remember  that  the  purpose  of  this  test  is  to  find  out 
which  words  need  further  study.  It  does  not  affect  your 
grades.  You  will  do  the  pupil  whose  paper  you  have  a 
favor  by  marking  his  errors  so  that  he  may  correct  them. 
Mark  each  error  by  placing  after  it  a  cross — so  (x)." 

Pupils  should  keep  a  special  fist  of  words  which  they 
have  missed  in  their  compositions.  These  words  should 
be  studied  by  the  same  method  used  in  studying  the  reg- 
ular spelling  lesson.  Such  words  will  not  be  taken  up, 
however,  in  the  regular  lessons. 

Remember  that  the  lessons  are  arranged  by  weeks 
rather  than  by  days.  The  work  for  each  week  consists 
of  one  advance  column  and  one  review  column.  The 
review  column  in  each  case  is  the  fom-th  column  preceding 
the  advance  work.  That  is,  it  is  made  up  of  a  week's 
work  one  month  old.  For  example,  column  5  contains 
20  new  words  to  be  learned  in  one  week.  During  the  same 
week,  column  1  should  be  reviewed.  The  lesson  for  the 
first  week  consists  of  column  1,  w^hich  is  the  advance 
lesson,  and  of  column  R  1,  which  is  the  review. 


THIRD 

GRADE 

19 

R-1 

R-2 

R-3 

R-4 

dark 

meal 

also 

five 

fair 

market 

held 

shed 

feed 

leave 

nap 

leg 

June 

gather 

sound 

might 

sit 

air 

these 

frost 

nothing 

alive 

lift 

shall 

nor 

street 

hope 

white 

saying 

stick 

buy 

looked 

step 

something 

neck 

taken 

drop 

took 

next 

loved 

dress 

master 

short 

than 

road 

glass 

such 

hang 

ground 

both 

right 

pass 

given 

been 

move 

asleep 

other 

behind 

mind 

fellow 

bit 

bright 

met 

small 

beside 

lady 

done 

farmer 

became 

walk 

seven 

know 

giay 

try 

fire 

bringing 

water 

thinking 

rush 

taking 

Standard  Number  of  Errors 

n.  6 

IFI.  3 
IV.  1 

n.  7 
m.  3 

IV.  1 

II.    7 

in.  3 

IV.  1 

n.  8 

III.  4 

IV.  2 

20 

THIRD  GRADE 

1 

2 

3 

4 

tone 

banks 

toy 

bay 

blush 

yoiurs 

age 

cent 

cramp 

tan 

being 

grade 

goods 

bag 

lot 

Monday 

tub 

line 

pay 

pie 

blot 

dine 

seeing 

pin 

cards 

guns 

along 

stove 

cars 

map 

aside 

trip 

cave 

bind 

band 

bat 

chase 

girls 

belong 

blank 

dam 

save 

game 

car 

hook 

kinds 

hall 

card 

keg 

bath 

lake 

date 

lip 

lap 

lost 

hog 

yell 

lock 

mad 

kid 

pave 

weeks 

March 

landing 

peck 

fool 

nut 

mail 

plants 

salt 

oil 

mark 

sole 

near-by 

silk 

net 

split 

plans 

singing 

park 

Standard  Number  of  Errors 

n.  4 

III.  2 

IV.  1 

n.  8 

III.  4 

IV.  2 

n.  8 
m.  4 

IV.  1 

n.  9 

m.  5 

IV.  2 

THIRD  GRADE 

21 

5 

6 

7 

8 

horn 

Sport 

page 

rent 

looks 

Sunday 

paper 

spell 

dig 

tent 

plate 

post 

gives 

working 

price 

thanking 

pant 

able 

Spent 

train 

mouse 

arm 

walking 

add 

shore 

art 

willing 

bean 

taU 

bake 

within 

bet 

bless 

bom 

yard 

bunch 

fond 

faster 

added 

cane 

showing 

finding 

asking 

cash 

mat 

forgot 

below 

cattle 

pipe 

form 

blame 

clay 

books 

grand 

camp 

colder 

tender 

helping 

cast 

cooking 

steam 

hit 

Christmas 

cord 

roar 

ill 

class 

farming 

star 

kiU 

clean 

list 

tool 

mill 

cost 

lunch 

bone 

note 

danger 

paying 

Standard  Number  of  Errors 

II.    9 

m.  5 

IV.  2 

n.  10 
m.  5 

IV.     2 

II.  11 
m.  6 

IV.     3 

II.  11 

III.  6 

IV.  3 

22 

THIRD  C 

iRADE 

9 

10 

11 

12 

ink 

drum 

lump 

rice 

inch 

egg 

mate 

rug 

print 

feeding 

mouth 

slip 

brand 

finger 

number 

smart 

tenth 

fit 

order 

spelling 

tip 

forgive 

ours 

stamp 

plow 

Friday 

pole 

test 

wake 

fur 

porch 

washing 

whenever 

glee 

race 

wishing 

wild 

goat 

rate 

belt 

fort 

grant 

reading 

grape 

peach 

heat 

real 

eve 

sin 

holding 

report 

glove 

wool 

hour 

saved 

job 

sum 

however 

seat 

lace 

rail 

hunting 

shot 

law 

sack 

July 

sink 

mend 

rank 

kindly 

sort 

ranch 

brick 

larger 

spot 

roll 

write 

luck 

stone 

self 

Standard  Number  of  Errors 

n.  11 

III.  7 

IV.  3 

II.  12 

III.  7 

IV.  3 

II.    12 
TIT.    7 
IV.     3 

n.  12 

HI.    8 

IV.     4 

THIRD 

GRADE 

23 

13 

14 

15 

16 

wash 

rather 

teacher 

birthday 

wet 

full 

tie 

bite 

slide 

strong 

whatever 

block 

stock 

hug 

across 

body 

swell 

strange 

again 

dig 

trade 

draw 

ahead 

boxes 

wheel 

lines 

alone 

broke 

word 

candy 

always 

brought 

drew 

sail 

another 

called 

shows 

drink 

apart 

case 

blood 

goes 

April 

catch 

lots 

comes 

asked 

chair 

grapes 

pile 

aunt 

check 

forms 

dare 

badly 

church 

mix 

means 

basket 

cloth 

rub 

shake 

beat 

clothing 

sake 

swing 

because 

club 

maid 

hide 

beg 

coal 

sweep 

desk 

begin 

contest 

fry 

wants 

bench 

corner 

Standard  Number  of  Errors 

II.    13 

m.  8 

IV.     4 

II.  13 

III.  8 

IV.  4 

II.  13 

III.  8 

IV.  4 

II.  13 

III.  8 

IV.  4 

24 

THIRD 

GRADE 

17 

18 

19 

20 

count 

garden 

killed 

own 

cross 

gift 

later 

pack 

darling 

grandma 

least 

pain 

dead 

great 

less 

party 

deal 

soda 

lie 

passing 

dearly 

hair 

lovely 

past 

December 

half 

making 

picking 

deed 

happen 

matter 

please 

died 

harder 

mean 

plum 

early 

hardly 

miss 

pocket 

eighth 

having 

money 

point 

enter 

hearing 

nearly 

pound 

evening 

apples 

shame 

pure 

fear 

herself 

need 

queen 

fight 

high 

nobody 

rabbit 

file 

himself 

none 

reach 

floor 

hole 

nor 

riding 

flour 

hundred 

nose 

rolling 

forest 

indeed 

oats 

roof 

forth 

jump 

only 

row 

Standard  Number  of  Errors 

II.  13 

III.  8 

IV.  4 

II.    13 

m.  8 

IV.     4 

II.  13 

III.  8 

IV.  4 

II.  13 

III.  8 

IV.  4 

THIRD  GRADE 

25 

21 

22 

23 

24 

safe 

alike 

those 

hour 

seem 

white 

thought 

mail 

sending 

pork 

thus 

write 

shade 

yellow 

tiny 

flour 

shape 

yourself 

twenty 

eight 

shoe 

shoot 

warm 

weak 

sight 

spite 

washed 

sole 

silver 

swim 

weak 

ours 

sir 

things 

which 

past 

sorry 

gay 

wonder 

their 

space 

grave 

erect 

beat 

spend 

golden 

worked 

pain 

spending 

sharp 

world 

flower 

spoke 

smell 

woven 

hall 

storm 

smile 

yesterday 

maid 

sunshine 

stir 

above 

sum 

talk 

boy 

act 

real 

talking 

-  drawn 

almost 

ate 

teeth 

blanket 

anything 

cent 

their 

feather 

before 

need 

Standard  Number  of  Errors 

n.  13 
in.  8 

IV.     4 

n.  13 
m.  9 

IV.    4 

n.  14 
m.  9 

IV.     4 

n.  13 
m.  8 

IV.     4 

26 

THIRD 

GRADE 

25 

26 

27 

28 

feast 

fix 

quilt 

sent 

men 

figs 

rag 

fur 

moon 

kept 

rid 

real 

mile 

lamp 

sauce 

sail 

plant 

pan 

speech 

roU 

bags 

soul 

spoon 

sour 

beans 

spoil 

steak 

stain 

dish 

truth 

straw 

boy 

lead 

wed 

vines 

died 

hogs 

roots 

worms 

forth 

crutch 

bare 

ants 

great 

prune 

fought 

bark 

mid 

smoke 

blight 

bend 

bus 

spray 

led 

bills 

dirt 

tea 

comb 

breath 

hair 

thanks 

farms 

fields 

choose 

sea 

eggs 

bud 

lie 

laugh 

lawn 

lend 

seem 

knee 

miles 

hills 

taste 

pears 

pail 

key 

skip 

Standard  Number  of  Errors 

n.  (  ) 
m.  (  ) 

IV.  (  ) 

n.  (  ) 
m.  (  ) 

IV.  (  ) 

n.  ( ) 
m.  (  ) 

IV.  (  ) 

n.  (  ) 
in.  (  ) 

IV.  (  ) 

S-I 

S-2 

cab 

pet 

cape 

heal 

bug 

heel 

dull 

hens 

fold 

grin 

poem 

pour 

gun 

pray 

kick 

hose 

scratch 

pond 

mop 

twin 

nail 

make 

pint 

rode 

ties 

loaf 

push 

loop 

rope 

root 

split 

scar 

mob 

tuck 

nod 

moth 

pad 

oars 

rob 

weed 

n.  ( ) 

m.  ( ) 

IV.  (  ) 

Standa 

n.  ( ) 
m.  ( ) 

IV.  (  ) 

^S— THIRD 

GRADE      27 

S-3 

S-4 

asks 

trick 

bald 

mumps 

pails 

takes 

blind 

bedtime 

crack 

pants 

bush 

hilly 

bull 

flight 

cords 

houses 

cuff 

postman 

dusty 

hoarse 

dwell 

hopes 

drag 

knife 

drown 

greet 

desk 

lamps 

plush 

makes 

sadly 

gloves 

scalp 

gentle 

roses 

glance 

glue 

manly 

grab 

shelf 

r  of  Errors 

II.  (  ) 

III.  (  ) 

IV.  (  ) 

n.  (  ) 
m.  (  ) 

IV.  (  ) 

FOURTH  GRADE 


DIRECTIONS  TO  FOURTH  GRADE  TEACHERS 

The  advanced  lessons  numbered  1  to  32  inclusive 
contain  620  new  words.  The  supplementary  list  contain- 
ing 80  new  words  is  meant  for  schools  which  because  of 
the  long  term  or  for  other  reasons,  finish  the  minimimi  hst 
of  words  before  the  end  of  the  year.  The  lessons  marked 
R-1,  R-2,  R-3,  R-4,  are  made  up  of  the  80  words  in  the 
third  grade  Hst  which  are  most  conmionly  misspelled  by 
fourth  grade  children.  These  80  words  should  be  thor- 
oughly mastered.  There  are  also  reviewed  20  homonyms 
which  commonly  are  confused  by  children  of  this  grade. 

Directions  for  Teaching. — Read  the  preface  and  study 
with  particular  care  the  suggestions  given  on  pages  vii 
to  xix.  It  would  be  well  also  to  read  the  suggestions  to 
first,  second  and  third  grade  teachers.  You  will  need  to 
supervise  the  correction  of  papers  by  pupils  veiy  closely. 

Remember  that  the  lessons  are  arranged  by  weeks 
rather  than  by  days.  The  work  for  each  week  consists  of 
one  advance  column  and  one  review  column.  The  review 
column  in  each  case  is  the  fourth  column  preceding  the 
advance  work.  That  is,  it  is  made  up  of  a  week's  work 
one  month  old.  For  example,  column  5  contains  20  new 
words  to  be  learned  in  one  week.  During  the  same  week, 
colmnn  1  should  be  reviewed.  The  lesson  for  the  first 
week  consists  of  column  1,  which  is  the  advance  lesson, 
and  of  column  R  1,  which  is  the  review. 


30 


FOURTH  GRADE 

31 

R-1 

R-2 

R-3 

R-4 

ranch 

herself 

check 

pound 

movement 

rabbit 

file 

roof 

badly 

shame 

garden 

sending 

before 

those 

himself 

shade 

lie 

lovely 

lace 

silver 

nor 

need 

miss 

spoke 

past 

rolling 

only 

stock 

beg 

seem 

tiny 

trade 

corner 

beg 

which 

begin 

cast 

bench 

across 

darling 

least 

bite 

act 

deed 

slide 

drew 

beat 

feeding 

fear 

flour 

belt 

fit 

gift 

forth 

called 

goat 

indeed 

happen 

cloth 

soda 

roll 

kiUed 

club 

jump 

almost 

none 

hundred 

mend 

anything 

their 

list 

pack 

enter 

woven 

matter 

queen 

spend 

brick 

nearly 

rank 

Standard  Number  of  Errors 

m.  12 

IV.  6 

V.  2 

m.  10 

IV.  5 

V.  2 

m.  10 

IV.  s 

V.  2 

m.  6 

IV.  3 

v.   1 

32 

FOURTH  GRADE 

1 

2 

3 

4 

Jan. 

October 

brush 

kitten 

Nov. 

oven 

burn 

leader 

banker 

printed 

carpet 

lover 

delay 

soil 

cleaning 

liver 

Feb. 

remove 

counting 

lumber 

goldfish 

snowed 

dandy 

mailed 

overcoat 

snowing 

depend 

enroll 

Sat. 

stage 

dollar 

nation 

worker 

tank 

dresser 

office 

officers 

teaching 

fence 

outfit 

overlook 

Tuesday 

fifty 

paint 

backing 

yearly 

football 

banking 

covering 

dislike 

friend 

stated 

Dec. 

scratch 

garment 

proper 

fishing 

agree 

handed 

sixty 

grove 

Aug. 

heating 

rained 

handy 

belonging 

homesick 

recall 

longest 

board 

inches 

recover 

maker 

boss 

January 

remark 

Oct. 

bother 

kinder 

renter 

Standard  Number  of  Errors 

III.  6 

IV.  3 

V.  1 

III.  7 

IV.  4 

V.  1 

III.  8 

IV.  4 

V.  2 

III.  8 

IV.  4 

v.   2 

FOURTH  GRADE 

33 

5 

6 

7 

8 

reader 

sample 

fork 

know 

adding 

sickness 

ham 

speak 

size 

railroad 

rule 

blew 

rust 

post  card 

Mrs. 

wheat 

likely 

some  one 

pair 

third 

skate 

speaker 

use 

easy 

soap 

starting 

quick 

earth 

press 

staying 

wear 

twice 

tire 

unable 

sure 

music 

ten 

wanting 

trunk 

moved 

wire 

leaving 

turn 

wagon 

zone 

driver 

news 

visit 

neat 

marking 

fail 

wanted 

witch 

display 

grain 

thick 

best 

straight 

few 

watch 

cedar 

anyone 

lead 

sugar 

term 

rushed 

march 

does 

draft 

largely 

used 

worth 

per 

understanding 

wise 

would 

inclosed 

alley 

crop 

young 

Standard  Number  of  Errors 

in.  8 

IV.  4 

V.  2 

m.  8 

IV.  4 
v.    2 

ITT.  10 

IV.  5 

V.  2 

m.  10 

IV.  5 

V.  2 

34 

FOURT 

H  GRADE 

9 

10 

11 

12 

simple 

heard 

granted 

should 

carry 

patch 

seventh 

sirs 

learned 

chop 

raining 

export 

Sept. 

heap 

raised 

suffer 

shortly 

stunt 

rubber 

paid 

invited 

front 

sofa 

ends 

cared 

velvet 

dressed 

hoops 

lone 

dearest 

goose 

tear 

drill 

render 

death 

rates 

drug 

thread 

protest 

grandpa 

fruit 

brain 

cleaner 

tooth 

tUe 

ocean 

trace 

clip 

dream 

rented 

chart 

beach 

leaves 

ford 

dozen 

giving 

pride 

lame 

packing 

charge 

renew 

tend 

month 

opens 

grown 

sixth 

wedding 

steamer 

partly 

temple 

cheer 

event 

pencil 

handle 

damp 

soup 

eighty 

folder 

removed 

couch 

Standard  Number  of  Errors 

m.  10 

IV.  5 

V.  2 

ni.  10 
rv.   5 

V.      2 

m.  10 

IV.  5 

V.  2 

III.  10 

IV.  5 

V.  2 

FOURTH  GRADE 

35 

13 

14 

15 

16 

Started 

battle 

gladly 

classes 

bought 

island 

team 

filling 

branch 

sooner 

content 

match 

thankful 

lesson 

pillow 

closed 

change 

mamma 

travel 

seventy 

country 

mighty 

booklet 

track 

printing 

moment 

center 

behalf 

feeling 

strongest 

newspaper 

calf 

harvest 

oldest 

prevent 

cotton 

somewhere 

unless 

treat 

grew 

finish 

trymg 

former 

inspect 

welcome 

o'clock 

mostly 

postage 

ready 

opening 

range 

pump 

township 

walked 

awhile 

coast 

everyone 

people 

growing 

holder 

bathroom 

person 

keeping 

western 

weather 

picture 

bottle 

army 

together 

getting 

provide 

leather 

everything 

good-night 

bushel 

merry 

imderstand 

September 

quart 

noise 

Standard  Number  of  Errors 

m.  10 

IV.  5 

V.  2 

III.  10 

rv.   5 

V.      2 

m.  10 

IV.  5 

V.  2 

m.  11 

IV.  5 

V.  2 

36 

FOURTH  GRADE 

17 

18 

19 

20 

Station 

member 

company 

income 

brown 

wrote 

return 

bankers 

funny 

agent 

answer 

bookcase 

twelve 

sometime 

pleased 

reports 

coffee 

between 

remain 

teapot 

filled 

follow 

enough 

undress 

noted 

imcle 

amount 

waken 

plain 

build 

doctor 

pancake 

mailing 

county 

meeting 

papers 

otherwise 

pa5nnent 

fact 

plaster 

somewhat 

whole 

chance 

defeat 

itself 

building 

learn 

inclose 

pull 

study 

November 

mess 

kindness 

vote 

present 

pulse 

bleed 

heavy 

pretty 

rake 

hate 

trusting 

since 

shce 

labor 

Thursday 

through 

toast 

reached 

chicken 

busy 

frozen 

largest 

selling 

guess 

bloom 

scout 

ticket 

waited 

climb 

Standard  Number  of  Errors 

III.  11 

IV.  5 

V.  2 

m.  11 

IV.  5 

V.  2 

m.  11 

IV.     6 

v.     3 

m.  11 

IV.  6 

V.  3 

FOURTH  GRADE 

37 

21 

22 

23 

24 

expert 

fade 

saving 

gallon 

poorly 

knock 

thousand 

stair 

tax 

whip 

value 

excuse 

turkey 

causes 

request 

iron 

understood 

storage 

afraid 

exchange 

zero 

sudden 

suit 

demand 

absent 

noisy 

hotel 

hurry 

moving 

enclosed 

idea 

sale 

named 

ugly 

program 

figure 

rack 

windy 

among 

inform 

retail 

impress 

fully 

returned 

sock 

orders 

August 

wonderful 

chapter 

prison 

cause 

nicely 

dread 

replied 

vacation 

auto 

household 

charges 

serve 

valued 

leaf 

cracker 

thirty 

wished 

cloudy 

cupboard 

intend 

kitchen 

dispose 

dishes 

anyway 

sheet 

farther 

distant 

everybody 

duty 

packed 

eleven 

hurt 

plenty 

Standard  Number  of  Errors 

ni.  11 

rv.   7 

V.      3 

m.  12 

IV.  7 

V.  3 

III.  12 

IV.  7 

V.  3 

III.  12 

IV.  7 

V.  3 

38 

FOURTH  GRADE 

25 

26 

27 

28 

rip 

cheek 

respect 

fancy 

steel 

delight 

voter 

located 

chill 

awake 

single 

talked 

joined 

repair 

an5rwhere 

dealing 

kisses 

living 

fresh 

lower 

knowing 

power 

higher 

bonnet 

reported 

smaller 

officer 

spread 

retain 

nature 

raw 

running 

treated 

changed 

title 

branches 

French 

contain 

improve 

broken 

jar 

monthly 

deliver 

greater 

learning 

gain 

liberty 

provided 

seal 

court 

proud 

afterward 

lamb 

kindest 

failed 

anyhow 

snap 

offering 

chain 

elect 

strongly 

meantime 

cleaned 

gown 

froze 

wrong 

dated 

greeting 

junk 

grind 

produce 

honest 

ordering 

share 

bugs 

lung 

circus 

extent 

locate 

remind 

Standard  Number  of  Errors 

m.  12 

IV.  7 

V.  3 

m.  12 

IV.  7 

V.  3 

III.  12 

IV.  7 

V.  3 

m.  12 

IV.  7 

V.  3 

FOURTH  GRADE 

39 

29 

30 

31 

32 

owe 

male 

gem 

plain 

worm 

most 

tan 

per 

earn 

melt 

task 

board 

yoke 

mode 

tape 

size 

pearl 

mood 

lack 

haul 

offer 

rural 

thrown 

tax 

years 

pear 

through 

wrote 

heart 

peas 

toe 

build 

often 

mouse 

legal 

whole 

shirt 

pests 

tore 

cast 

hoped 

sales 

trim 

stair 

firms 

scold 

mental 

sale 

bail 

seek 

urged 

beet 

marry 

shell 

vest 

pair 

rainy 

sneeze 

booster 

wear 

silly 

path 

wipe 

knew 

fudge 

jelly 

yield 

blew 

broad 

staid 

manual 

would 

shine 

stoves 

boost 

lone 

equal 

stuck 

walnut 

grown 

Standard  Number  of  Errors 

m.  (  ) 

IV.  (  ) 

V.  (  ) 

m.  ( ) 

IV.  (  ) 

V.  (  ) 

HI.  (  ) 

IV.  (  ) 

V.  (  ) 

m.  (  ) 

IV.  (  ) 

V.  (  ) 

40    SUPPLE 

:mentary  less 

SONS— FOURTI 

I  GRADE 

S-l 

S-2 

S-3 

S-4 

shirts 

tempt 

ages 

jolly 

muddy 

boy^s 

alarm 

layer 

skim 

charm 

amuse 

breast 

sky 

faith 

bitter 

mince 

slap 

yards 

blanks 

legging 

slick 

bead 

brine 

dean 

stack 

grate 

cabin 

oyster 

stands 

socks 

pages 

pantry 

steep 

dates 

Co. 

parade 

sting 

yarn 

drift 

player 

stool 

wring 

dies 

wave 

stoop 

lunp 

empty 

polish 

strip 

states 

escape 

puzzle 

stump 

stretch 

floss 

rules 

tack 

bruise 

strap 

saucer 

tag 

wreck 

frank 

scream 

tease 

peep 

haul 

screen 

tune 

peak 

heaven 

stag 

ways 

sketch 

lard 

steal 

words 

tact 

lean 

eighth 

Standard  Number  of  Errors 

m.  (  ) 

IV.  (  ) 

V.  (  ) 

m.  (  ) 

IV.  (  ) 

V.  (  ) 

ni.(  ) 

IV.  (  ) 

V.  (  ) 

m.  (  ) 

IV.  (  ) 

V.  (  ) 

FIFTH  GRADE 


DIRECTIONS  TO  FIFTH  GRADE  TEACHERS 

The  minimum  lessons  for  this  grade  are  numbered 
from  1  to  32,  and  contain  620  new  words  of  the  minimum 
Hst.  The  lessons  marked  R-1,  R-2,  R-3,  R-4,  are  made 
up  of  words  from  the  fourth  grade  lessons  which  are  most 
frequently  misspelled  by  fifth  grade  children.  In  addition 
to  these  eighty  review  words,  there  is  one  review  lesson 
containing  homonjons.  There  are  also  two  supplementary- 
lessons  made  up  of  words  which  are  new  but  which  are 
not  so  commonly  used  as  those  in  the  minimum  list.  As 
in  preceding  grades,  these  supplementary  lessons  are 
introduced  in  order  to  afford  additional  work  for  classes 
which  finish  the  regular  lessons  before  the  end  of  the  year. 
There  are  also  two  lessons  containing  names  of  the  months, 
days  of  the  week,  and  certain  abbreviations. 

Directions  for  Teaching. — Read  carefully  the  sugges- 
tions on  pages  vi  to  xix.  Read  also  the  suggestions  to 
teachers  of  the  first  four  grades.  See  to  it  that  your  pupils 
attack  their  lessons  in  an  aggressive  manner.  The  pupils 
in  grade  five  do  considerable  work  in  written  composition, 
so  it  will  be  well  to  watch  very  closely  the  errors  made  in 
such  work.  Have  the  pupils  learn  all  words  misspelled  in 
their  written  work,  using  the  same  method  as  in  their 
regular  spelling  lessons. 

Remember  that  the  lessons  are  ar'ranged  by  weeks 
rather  than  by  days.  The  work  for  each  week  consists  of 
one  advance  column  and  one  review  column.  The  review 
column  in  each  case  is  the  fourth  column  preceding  the 
advance  work.  That  is,  it  is  made  up  of  a  week's  work 
one  month  old.  For  example,  column  5  contains  20  new 
words  to  be  learned  in  one  week.  During  the  same  week, 
column  1  should  be  reviewed.  The  lesson  for  the  first 
week  consists  of  column  1,  which  is  the  advance  lesson, 
and  of  column  R  1,  which  is  the  review. 

42 


FIFTH  GRADE 

43 

R-1 

R-2 

R-3 

R-4 

running 

joined 

wrong 

broad 

legal 

tax 

anyway 

cleaned 

mental 

chapter 

greater 

eighty 

process 

dread 

hurt 

everybody 

booster 

farther 

junk 

froze 

rural 

fully 

o^clock 

fruit 

manual 

idea 

ordering 

granted 

straight 

inspect 

anyhow 

kindest 

enroll 

jar 

blew 

lamb 

mamma 

kitchen 

chain 

leaf 

rainy 

knowing 

enclosed 

liberty 

owe 

dealing 

circus 

living 

French 

expert 

gallon 

Mrs. 

largely 

frozen 

greeting 

neat 

cedar 

guess 

opening 

ocean 

together 

moment 

noisy 

officer 

term 

reached 

retail 

pencil 

busy 

remind 

worm 

pretty 

gain 

serve 

afterward 

program 

intend 

valued 

among 

provided 

Standard  Number  of  Errors 

IV.  13 

V.  8 

VI.  5 

IV.  8 

V.  4 

VI.  2 

IV.  8 

V.  4 

VI.  2 

IV.  7 

V.  3 

VI.  2 

44 

FIFTH  GRADE 

1 

2 

3 

4 

acting 

charming 

copy 

shed 

Bible 

chum 

wait 

birth 

closer 

clever 

edge 

speed 

crib 

colt 

won 

odd 

depending 

drilling 

brace 

mass 

glasses 

earning 

beef 

youth 

grandfather 

flesh 

enjoy 

fuel 

maple 

formed 

joke 

worse 

overlooked 

globe 

favor 

hare 

painted 

hardware 

until 

loud 

pending 

joyful 

peace 

jaw 

planted 

lighting 

reply 

main 

posted 

likewise 

frame 

wage 

printer 

loaded 

rough 

tread 

renting 

lucky 

family 

score 

stranger 

painter 

slipper 

scale 

tested 

reaching 

wishes 

cure 

trained 

respond 

united 

rye 

whereby 

red 

nerve 

graze 

candle 

sash 

caused 

creep 

Standard  Number  of  Errors 

IV.  5 

V.  2 

VI.  1 

IV.  7 

V.  3 

VI.  2 

IV.  7 

V.  3 

VI.  2 

IV.  8 

V.  4 

VI.  2 

FIFTH  GRADE 

45 

5 

6 

7 

8 

scare 

sore 

diner 

sewing 

fifth 

gas 

burst 

steady 

hers 

says 

listen 

dirty 

ease 

whom 

powder 

ivory 

scrap 

union 

pitcher 

turned 

dose 

women 

voice 

eager 

throw 

stuff 

linen 

bridge 

tried 

crazy 

built 

freeze 

checks 

tired 

fixed 

narrow 

hasten 

force 

penny 

refuse 

chore 

habit 

liked 

strike 

notes 

piano 

taught 

insist 

scrub 

cough 

rapid 

seemed 

seems 

niu-se 

finest 

caught 

Ave. 

raise 

dairy 

valley 

finds 

ought 

loyal 

comply 

bulbs 

extra 

devil 

weary 

grit 

appear 

organ 

reduce 

dodge 

fourth 

await 

showed 

weekly 

button 

blessed 

angry 

Standard  Number  of  Errors 

IV.  8 

V.  4 

VI.  2 

IV.  8 

V.  4 

VI.  2 

IV.  8 

V.  4 

VI.  2 

IV.  8 

V.  4 

VI.  2 

46 

FIFTH  GRADE 

9 

10 

11 

12 

admire 

needed 

placing 

eighteen 

bundle 

bottom 

reaches 

northern 

runner 

figured 

somebody 

thirteen 

sentence 

comfort 

movement 

amounting 

shadow 

throat 

informed 

withdraw 

insure 

stating 

handsome 

including 

friendly- 

surface 

inviting 

industry 

papered 

foolish 

contained 

breaking 

circle 

carried 

English 

post-office 

gaining 

message 

helpful 

homestead 

cooler 

central 

improved 

workmanship 

Easter 

helped 

changing 

housekeeping 

boiler 

active 

checking 

handled 

elbow 

shoulder 

intended 

inclosing 

enlarge 

closing 

visited 

returning 

formal 

opened 

dealings 

settlement 

regain 

played 

stamped 

nevertheless 

bracelet 

covered 

watching 

language 

amoimts 

damage 

anybody 

hereafter 

charged 

quickly 

pavement 

production 

Standard  Number  of  Errors 

IV.  8 

V.  4 

VI.  2 

rv.  8 

V.  4 

VI.  2 

IV.  8 

V.  4 

VI.  2 

IV.  8 

V.  4 

VI.  2 

FIFTH  GRADE 

47 

13 

14 

15 

16 

picnic 

directed 

detail 

perfect 

taxes 

fitting 

action 

capital 

raising 

flavor 

ladies 

misplaced 

repeat 

products 

latter 

writing 

cheaper 

disposed 

manage 

subject 

decline 

recovered 

parlor 

furnish 

lowest 

discovered 

degree 

instead 

cutting 

checked 

useful 

advance 

stopped 

needle 

reason 

handling 

proven 

cheerful 

season 

daughter 

latest 

eleventh 

writer 

chairman 

setting 

deeply 

second 

requested 

conduct 

feeder 

record 

mountain 

dancing 

German 

notice 

potatoes 

devoted 

prevented 

direct 

answered 

studies 

suffering 

cousin 

contract 

hence 

crowded 

enjoyed 

treatment 

skating 

coasting 

explain 

delightful 

drafts 

divide 

married 

delivered 

clearly 

shower 

highest 

answering 

Standard  Number  of  Errors 

IV.  8 

V.  4 

VI.  2 

IV.  8 

V.  4 

VI.  2 

IV.  8 

V.  4 

VI.  2 

IV.  8 

V.  4 

VI.  2 

48 

fujth  grade 

17 

18 

19 

20 

sew 

ordered 

though 

import 

deer 

factory 

during 

changes 

join 

middle 

enclose 

builder 

daily 

lonesome 

address 

mistake 

prize 

placed 

perhaps 

baseball 

began 

breakfast 

providing 

suitable 

public 

postal 

ashamed 

relations 

color 

beaten 

cottage 

appoint 

field 

extend 

already 

department 

cheap 

awaiting 

express 

nearer 

prove 

package 

Saturday 

months 

chest 

history 

greatest 

expect 

waist 

obtain 

delighted 

preach 

kept 

square 

shipment 

proved 

known 

finished 

painting 

cheese 

judge 

fifteen 

pleasure 

sleepy 

settle 

waiting 

trouble 

frankly 

woman 

invite 

several 

prices 

dealer 

orange 

training 

poultry 

health 

require 

slippery 

writer's 

Standard  Number  of  Errors 

IV.  8 

V.  4 

VI.  2 

IV.  8 

V.  4 

VI.  2 

rv.  8 

V.  4 

VI.  2 

IV.  () 

V.  ( 

VI.  (  ) 

FIFTH  GRADE 

49 

21 

22 

23 

24 

buyer 

begun 

length 

ribbon 

proof 

buggy 

normal 

adjust 

spare 

sleet 

barrel 

notion 

apply 

topic 

begged 

quoted 

bluff 

chose 

submit 

unpaid 

waste 

admit 

borrow 

employ 

coach 

slept 

barley 

winner 

honor 

upper 

weight 

famous 

claim 

credit 

bigger 

gained 

ample 

attend 

collar 

recess 

lodge 

supply 

gotten 

served 

blaze 

result 

object 

namely 

level 

secure 

sleeve 

sorrow 

aware 

couple 

debate 

misses 

filing 

advice 

animal 

voting 

shock 

dainty 

cities 

agreed 

owned 

profit 

beauty 

offers 

actor 

regret 

lonely 

artist 

worst 

permit 

beyond 

factor 

acted 

buying 

loving 

recite 

Standard  Number  of  Errors 

IV.  10 

V.  5 

VI.  3 

rv.  10 
v.     5 

VI.    3 

rv.  10 

V.  5 

VI.  3 

IV.  10 

V.  5 

VI.  3 

50 

FIFTH  GRADE 

25 

26 

27 

28 

points 

truly 

bond 

lbs. 

roast 

account 

sign 

bulk 

soak 

feel 

fee 

Tues. 

thumb 

quite 

quit 

germ 

warn 

regard 

view 

solo 

bathe 

suppose 

aid 

local 

blouse 

advise 

loss 

skirt 

cloud 

to-morrow 

diet 

worry 

friends 

desire 

fund 

pupil 

gorge 

further 

text 

quiet 

plait 

enclosing 

aim 

break 

stew 

question 

base 

owner 

strain 

acre 

grip 

fever 

stroU 

balance 

duet 

owing 

wealth 

else 

fihn 

shown 

guard 

hoping 

gravy 

crowd 

juice 

except 

limb 

model 

kegs 

statement 

lazy 

touch 

lease 

minute 

bowl 

weigh 

stitch 

oblige 

knot 

clerk 

Standard  Number  of  Errors 

IV.  9 

V.  5 

VI.  3 

IV.  10 

V.  5 

VI.  3 

IV.  10 

V.  5 

VI.  3 

IV.  10 

V.  5 

VI.  3 

FIFTH  GRADE 

51 

29 

30 

31 

32 

saddle 

husband 

deserve 

Sunday 

fitted 

parties 

illness 

Monday 

insert 

putting 

neglect 

Tuesday 

backed 

invoice 

reduced 

Wednesday 

baking 

obliged 

sitting 

Thursday 

struck 

evident 

stories 

Friday 

forward 

product 

excited 

Saturday 

against 

matters 

letting 

January 

written 

climate 

breathe 

February 

machine 

primary 

needing 

March 

careful 

delayed 

offices 

April 

student 

fashion 

captain 

May 

greatly 

rapidly 

percent 

Jime 

quarter 

noticed 

blossom 

July 

correct 

plainly 

fullest 

August 

lecture 

elected 

renewed 

September 

holiday 

butcher 

serving 

October 

include 

example 

silence 

November 

pattern 

reserve 

uniform 

December 

measure 

soldier 

although 

Christmas 

Standard  Number  of  Errors 

IV.  10 

V.  5 

VI.  3 

IV.  10 

V.  5 

VI.  3 

IV.  10 

V.  5 

VI.  3 

IV.  5 

V.  2 

VI.  1 

52      SUPPLEMENTARY  LESSONS— FIFTH  GRADE 

33 

34 

S-1 

S-2 

Sun. 

feet 

fireman 

acres 

Mon. 

needed 

solve 

argue 

Tues. 

main 

stable 

border 

Wed. 

weigh 

starve 

mason 

Thurs. 

weight 

stiff 

acid 

Fri. 

freeze 

stingy 

China 

Sat. 

grip 

switch 

civil 

Jan. 

birth 

tablet 

harm 

Feb. 

won 

undo 

false 

Aug. 

sewing 

unpack 

acute 

Sept. 

base 

verse 

deny 

Oct. 

break 

grocer 

shove 

Nov. 

prize 

whisper 

envy 

Dec. 

peace 

clothes 

feat 

Co. 

waste 

drawing 

tool 

Dr. 

shown 

happens 

attic 

Mr. 

waist 

pretend 

voted 

Mrs. 

fourth 

groom 

muddy 

St. 

capital 

olive 

shave 

Ave. 

wait 

launch 

veal 

Standard  Number  of  Errors 

IV.  5 

V.  2 
VLl 

IV.  9 

V.  6 

VI.  3 

IV.  (  ) 

V.  (  ) 

VI.  (  ) 

IV.  (  ) 

V.  (  ) 

VI.  (  ) 

SIXTH  GRADE 


DIRECTIONS  TO  SIXTH  GRADE  TEACHERS 

The  advance  lessons  numbered  1  to  32  inclusive  con- 
tain 640  new  words.  The  supplementary  Hst  containing 
80  new  words  is  meant  for  schools  which,  because  of  the 
long  term  or  for  other  reasons,  finish  the  minimum  list 
of  words  before  the  end  of  the  year.  The  lessons  marked 
R-1,  R-2,  R-3,  R-4,  are  made  up  of  80  words  in  the  fifth 
grade  Ust  which  are  most  commonly  misspelled  by  sixth 
grade  children. 

Directions  for  Teaching. — Read  the  preface  and  study 
with  particular  care  the  suggestions  given  on  pages  vii  to 
xix.  It  would  be  well  also  to  read  the  suggestions  given  to 
teachers  of  the  first  five  grades.  Give  particular  attention 
to  the  correction  of  all  written  work. 

Remember  that  the  lessons  are  arranged  by  weeks 
rather  than  by  days.  The  work  for  each  week  consists  of 
one  advance  column  and  one  review  column.  The  review 
column  in  each  case  is  the  fourth  column  preceding  the 
advance  work.  That  is,  it  is  made  up  of  a  week's  work 
one  month  old.  For  example,  column  5  contains  20  new 
words  to  be  learned  in  one  week.  During  the  same  week, 
column  1  should  be  reviewed.  The  lesson  for  the  first 
week  consists  of  column  1,  which  is  the  advance  lesson, 
and  of  column  R  1,  which  is  the  review. 


54 


SIXTH  GRADE 

55 

R-1 

R-2 

R-3 

R-4 

fund 

pattern 

buying 

advise 

habit 

caught 

fee 

collar 

owing 

writing 

invoice 

fever 

parties 

buyer 

oblige 

quarter 

proof 

couple 

opened 

to-morrow 

pupil 

forward 

rough 

its 

quiet 

gotten 

scrap 

hoping 

sigh 

voting 

aid 

measure 

until 

minute 

crazy 

owing 

barrel 

needed 

enclosing 

level 

clerk 

question 

greatly 

obliged 

color 

sew 

grip 

putting 

dealer 

throw 

loss 

regard 

handling 

although 

ought 

touch 

husband 

ample 

picnic 

truly 

model 

quite 

profit 

weigh 

parlor 

breakfast 

shown 

loving 

placing 

delayed 

break 

crowd 

though 

feel 

explain 

further 

account 

fourth 

shock 

waste 

Standard  Number  of  Errors 

V.  5 

VI.  3 
VU.  1 

V.  6 

VI.  4 

vn.  2 

V.  7 

VI.  4 

vn.2 

V.  8 

VI.  5 

vn.  3 

56 

SIXTH  GRADE 

1 

2 

3 

4 

delivery 

entering 

improving 

accept 

election 

dreadful 

performed 

herewith 

continue 

dwelling 

crippled 

attack 

property 

boarding 

requesting 

barrels 

prospect 

following 

increasing 

cactus 

shipping 

gentleman 

investment 

destroy 

standard 

perfectly 

throughout 

pepper 

enjoying 

Wednesday 

explained 

errand 

properly 

directory 

addresses 

flowers 

visiting 

intention 

regulation 

grower 

relation 

happened 

containing 

nicer 

promised 

reduction 

furnishing 

fabric 

headache 

attending 

forwarding 

lemon 

required 

countries 

friendship 

olives 

gasoline 

obtained 

yourselves 

peaches 

nineteen 

enjoyment 

deportment 

places 

southern 

expressed 

Thanksgiving  Day 

mitten 

frighten 

presented 

headquarter 

regards 

fourteen 

extending 

relationship 

sandy 

outlined 

traveling 

collections 

cooky 

Standard  Number  of  Errors 

v.    5 

VI.  3 

VII.  1 

V.  5 

VI.  3 

VII.  1 

V.  5 

VI.  3 

VII.  1 

V.  (  ) 

VI.  (  ) 

vn.  (  ) 

SIXTH  GRADE 

57 

5 

6 

7 

8 

polite 

milhon 

problem 

wired 

foggy 

total 

included 

exact 

samples 

duties 

private 

humor 

secured 

payable 

expected 

issue 

sections 

cigar 

advising 

moral 

severe 

final 

furnished 

bury 

melons 

polls 

foundation 

royal 

twelfth 

carrier 

geography 

sunny 

escort 

worthy 

companion 

curly 

buttons 

pastor 

location 

appeal 

cabbage 

modern 

directly 

common 

canon 

watched 

progress 

assist 

consent 

feature 

refreshment 

entire 

insects 

collect 

extended 

notify 

jealous 

jury 

conversation 

period 

laundry 

refused 

promotion 

burner 

listed 

ideal 

adventure 

caller 

pickle 

biu*den 

expecting 

concert 

publish 

fortune 

protected 

carbon 

hinges 

female 

concluded 

memory 

St^indard  Number  of  Errors 

V.  (  ) 

VI.  (  ) 

vn.  () 

V.  s 

VI.  3 

vn.  2 

V.  5 

VI.  3 
VU.  2 

V.  6 

VI.  4 

vn.  2 

58 

SIXTH  GRADE 

9 

10 

11 

12 

chilly 

personal 

encourage 

loam 

presume 

reliable 

factories 

dirt 

regular 

absolute 

inspector 

berth 

special 

approved 

neglected 

due 

advised 

attended 

ourselves 

piece 

arrived 

commerce 

president 

loan 

certain 

consider 

reception 

firm 

connect 

honestly 

situation 

lose 

justify 

increase 

instruction 

ache 

liberal 

interest 

collection 

whose 

musical 

moderate 

composition 

fault 

natiural 

prepared 

connecting 

passed 

quality 

suffered 

connection 

taste 

baggage 

charging 

consideration 

loose 

bidding 

resulting 

construction 

lime 

educate 

appointed 

correction 

wrap 

happily 

corrected 

difference 

terms 

seasons 

correctly 

instructed 

ditch 

credits 

dangerous 

particular 

loans 

instruct 

direction 

departments 

pity 

Standard  Number  of  Errors 

V.  6 

VI.  4 

VII.  2 

V.  6 

VI.  4 

vn.  2 

V.  6 

VI.  4 

vn.  2 

V.  7 

VI.  4 

vn.  2 

SIXTH  GRADE 

59 

13 

14 

IS 

16 

queer 

important 

debating 

entirely 

growth 

prepare 

gentlemen 

automobile 

tight 

inquire 

believe 

effort 

fare 

item 

attention 

section 

chief 

lately 

information 

maybe 

forced 

beautiful 

service 

arrange 

group 

according 

future 

prompt 

booth 

depot 

remember 

addressed 

ninth 

forty 

condition 

recently 

smooth 

hospital 

replying 

promptly 

guide 

offered 

interested 

carefully 

calm 

heUo 

either 

allow 

scarce 

channel 

advantage 

district 

debts 

favorable 

different 

promise 

strict 

February 

general 

instant 

crew 

curtain 

therefore 

surprise 

fern 

mentioned 

regarding 

mention 

bass 

using 

arrive 

education 

biUed 

stayed 

success 

complete 

braid 

fairly 

forenoon 

neighbor 

Standard  Number  of  Errors 

V.  7 

VI,  4 

vn.  2 

V.  7 

VI.  4 

vn.  2 

V.  7 

VI.  4 

vn.  2 

V.  7 

VI.  4 

vn.  2 

6o 

SIXTH  GRADE 

17 

18 

19 

20 

alter 

chapel 

desired 

tanning 

reset 

closet 

domestic 

weighed 

gross 

seldom 

prepaid 

hurried 

trial 

parent 

furnace 

minister 

knows 

refund 

dentist 

supplied 

limit 

cement 

entitle 

division 

idle 

custom 

popular 

conclude 

towel 

poetry 

average 

preacher 

human 

apiece 

settled 

visitors 

amply 

hereby 

bedroom 

complain 

berry 

seller 

entered 

constant 

ankle 

utmost 

failure 

current 

ruin 

approve 

healthy 

rendered 

abroad 

boarder 

sixteen 

director 

manner 

brokers 

expects 

shopping 

retire 

harmony 

sweater 

produced 

tickle 

sleeper 

leading 

creamery 

govern 

justice 

ironing 

exciting 

potato 

observe 

wearing 

blooming 

garage 

outlook 

receive 

cherries 

Standard  Number  of  Errors 

V.  7 

VI.  4 

vn.  2 

V.  7 

VI.  4 

vn.  2 

V.  7 

VI.  4 

vn.  2 

V.  7 

VI.  4 

vn.  2 

SIXTH  GRADE 

6i 

21 

22 

23 

24 

remained 

vacant 

cases 

assure 

mountains 

elope 

aloud 

easily 

neighbors 

insult 

simply 

recent 

wondering 

deem 

cellar 

effect 

publisher 

width 

method 

volmne 

agreeable 

facts 

tongue 

system 

machinery 

hymn 

sleigh 

social 

oversight 

ideas 

height 

spirit 

directors 

remit 

select 

avenue 

preparing 

avoid 

toward 

author 

addressing 

rifle 

violin 

prayer 

durable 

drama 

camera 

excess 

convention 

adopt 

wander 

liquid 

pertaining 

bacon 

occurs 

search 

considering 

satin 

fasten 

hungry 

reputation 

motor 

enable 

others 

permission 

avail 

secret 

league 

blackberries 

arise 

relief 

surely 

explaining 

apron 

parcel 

highly 

remembering 

sweat 

likely 

compare 

Standard  Number  of  Errors 

V.  7 

VI.  4 

vn.  2 

V.  8 

VI.  5 

vn.  2 

V.  8 

VI.  5 

vn.  2 

V.  8 

VI.  5 

vn.  2 

62 

SIXTH  GRADE 

25 

26 

27 

28 

engine 

propose 

citizen 

adjusted 

safely 

efforts 

capable 

soreness 

poison 

thunder 

apphed 

umbrella 

desert 

useless 

courage 

landlady 

decent 

possible 

grammar 

freshman 

corset 

cashier 

prevail 

position 

gloomy 

manager 

expired 

national 

tomato 

decided 

affairs 

circular 

relating 

absence 

portion 

purchase 

theater 

support 

squeeze 

relative 

earnest 

proceed 

reunion 

graduate 

biggest 

concern 

joxmiey 

supplies 

consist 

neither 

disturb 

telegram 

closely 

limited 

fearful 

discounts 

grocery 

ability 

gallery 

commence 

adopted 

assured 

instance 

indicate 

colored 

attempt 

addition 

attached 

tickled 

favored 

advanced 

maintain 

shipper 

federal 

attain 

arranged 

cabinet 

funeral 

confined 

hesitate 

Standard  Number  of  Errors 

V.  8 

VI.  5 

VII.  2 

V.  8 

VI.  5 

vn.  2 

V.  8 

VI.  5 

vn.  2 

V.  8 

VI.  5 

vn.  2 

SIXTH  GRADE 

63 

29 

30 

31 

32 

calves 

attacked 

invest 

New  York 

choice 

backward 

lettuce 

Chicago 

clothe 

commands 

shipments 

Philadelphia 

stalk 

carriage 

mileage 

Cleveland 

debt 

catarrh 

questions 

Detroit 

doubt 

combine 

muslin 

St.  Louis 

ghost 

composed 

nearest 

Boston 

guest 

compared 

chickens 

Baltimore 

laid 

condemned 

occurred 

Pittsburg 

missed 

consult 

onions 

Los  Angeles 

priced 

culture 

oppose 

Buffalo 

tract 

details 

eastern 

Milwaukee 

route 

dismiss 

pamphlets 

Minneapolis 

shipped 

materials 

partner 

Newark 

signed 

fiction 

persons 

New  Orleans 

slight 

goodness 

persuade 

San  Francisco 

style 

forever 

procure 

Seattle 

canned 

careless 

purple 

Washington 

course 

granite 

quarrel 

Cincinnati 

ere 

sprinkle 

scarcely 

Portland 

Standard  Number  of  Errors 

V.  8 

VI.  5 

VII.  2 

V.  (  ) 

VI.  (  ) 

vn.  ( ) 

V.  (  ) 

VI.  (  ) 

vn.  ( ) 

V.  (  ) 

VI.  (  ) 

vn.  ( ) 

64      SUPPLEMENTARY  LESSONS— SIXTH  GRADE 

S-l 

S-2 

S-3 

S-4 

accent 

quinine 

kodak 

affect 

members 

railway 

angel 

ashore 

counter 

remains 

burial 

lemonade 

affords 

sailor 

ceiling 

attempts 

bearing 

session 

offend 

basement- 

Europe 

solely 

paragraph 

behave 

confine 

subjects 

proceeds 

blister 

garnet 

suburb 

quartet 

bloomers 

griddle 

tackle 

reasons 

camping 

hammer 

tartar 

diameter 

caved 

humble 

wherein 

sandwich 

copied 

induce 

homely 

suite 

driving 

judging 

combined 

surround 

dropped 

ignore 

relate 

suspect 

dizzy 

mixture 

ditches 

tour 

dollars 

outcome 

forage 

traveler 

darkness 

packers 

grapevines 

housekeeper 

daytime 

precious 

lying 

wholly 

fallen 

pronounce 

major 

vinegar 

farmers 

proposed 

injury 

carload 

finely 

Standard  Number  of  Errors 

V.  (  ) 

VI.  (  ) 

vn.  ( ) 

V.  (  ) 

VI.  (  ) 

vn.  (  ) 

V.  (  ) 

VI.  (  ) 

vn.  ( ) 

V.  (  ) 

VI.  (  ) 

vn.  ( ) 

SEVENTH  GRADE 


DIRECTIONS  TO  SEVENTH  GRADE  TEACHERS 

The  minimum  lessons  for  this  grade  are  numbered 
from  1  to  30  inclusive  and  contain  600  new  words.  The 
supplementary  lessons  contain  60  new  words  which  are 
not  so  commonly  used  as  those  in  the  minimum  lessons. 
As  in  preceding  grades,  these  supplementary  lessons  are 
introduced  in  order  to  afford  additional  work  for  classes 
which  finish  the  regular  lessons  before  the  end  of  the  year. 
The  lessons  marked  R-1,  R-2,  R-3,  R-4,  are  made  up  of 
words  from  the  sixth  grade  lessons  which  are  most  fre- 
quently misspelled  by  seventh  grade  children. 

Directions  for  Teaching. — Read  carefully  the  sugges- 
tions on  pages  vii  to  xix.  Read  also  the  suggestions  to 
teachers  in  the  first  six  grades.  As  in  grades  four,  five 
and  six,  the  spelling  errors  found  in  pupils'  compositions 
should  be  rigorously  corrected. 

Remember  that  the  lessons  are  arranged  by  weeks 
rather  than  by  days.  The  work  for  each  week  consists  of 
one  advance  column  and  one  review  column.  The  review 
column  in  each  case  is  the  fourth  column  preceding  the 
advance  work.  That  is,  it  is  made  up  of  a  week's  work 
one  month  old.  For  example,  column  5  contains  20  new 
words  to  be  learned  in  one  week.  During  the  same  week, 
column  1  should  be  reviewed.  The  lesson  for  the  first 
week  consists  of  column  1,  which  is  the  advance  lesson, 
and  of  column  R  1,  which  is  the  review. 


66 


SEVENTH  GRADE 

67 

R-1 

R-2 

R-3 

R-4 

decided 

easily 

interested 

lose 

either 

instant 

likely 

clothe 

extended 

neither 

delivery 

missed 

favored 

mention 

doubt 

Dr. 

hospital 

remit 

fern 

shipped 

relative 

replying 

item 

strict 

piece 

perfectly 

loose 

choice 

queer 

purchase 

mentioned 

maintain 

system 

surprise 

passed 

February 

telegram 

absence 

spirit 

maybe 

Wednesday 

circular 

suppUes 

using 

ache 

graduate 

support 

ability 

believe 

instance 

toward 

nineteen 

consist 

manager 

accept 

choose 

favorable 

receive 

addressed 

moral 

growth 

particular 

attempt 

regarding 

indicate 

suppHed 

assured 

stayed 

lately 

tight 

biggest 

course 

limited 

cashier 

cellar 

forenoon 

minister 

fabric 

concern 

hello 

Standard  Number  of  Errors 

VI.  s 

VII.  3 

vm.2 

VI.     5 

vn.  3 

Vlil.  2 

VI.     7 

vn.  4 
vm.  2 

VI.     8 

vn.  5 
vrn.  3 

68 

SEVENTH  GRADE 

1 

slightly 

2 

forgotten 

3 

extensive 

appeared 

represent 

quotation 

assembly 

complaint 

seventeen 

selected 

youngster 

effective 

struggle 

nightgown 

interests 

supposed 

certainly 

patent 

enrolled 

satisfied 

comfortable 

procured 

increased 

instructive 

followed 

selection 

improvement 

restless 

accomplish 

considered 

internal 

doubtless 

importance 

accounts 

entertain 

reasonable 

contents 

advertise 

interesting 

distance 

forwarded 

republican 

describe 

justified 

themselves 

overalls 

published 

represented 

presents 

treasurer 

circulation 

gathered 

connected 

subscriber 

availing 

difficult 

appointment 

gratitude 

described 
Standard  Number  of  Errors 

expression 

VI.     5 

vn.  3 
vm.  2 

VI.  5 

VII.  3 

vm.  2 

VI.  5 

VII.  3 

vm.  2 

SEVENTH  GRADE 

69 

4 

S 

6 

attraction 

bride 

whether 

adjustment 

awful 

anxious 

federation 

usual 

realize 

introduction 

Prof. 

patient 

remembered 

refer 

banquet 

introduced 

gland 

exactly 

graduation 

decide 

nervous 

manufacture 

error 

suggest 

connections 

madam 

expense 

educational 

salary- 

society 

frightened 

broker 

article 

quotations 

copies 

library 

approached 

policy 

thereto 

entertamment 

really 

junior 

stockholders 

actual 

opinion 

considerable 

design 

inasmuch 

publication 

college 

arrival 

satisfaction 

affair 

deposit 

transportation 

pardon 

salesman 

international 

purpose 
Standard  Number  of  Errors 

securing 

VI.     5 

/    vn.  3 

Vlll.  2 

VI.     7 
VU.    4 
VIII.  2 

VI.  7 

VII.  4 

VIII.  2 

70 

SEVENTH  GRADE 

7 

8 

9 

favors 

exercise 

balances 

pudding 

material 

contemplate 

uneasy 

medicine 

handkerchief 

accuse 

knowledge 

neighborhood 

discuss 

splendid 

installed 

occur 

valuable 

surprised 

entry 

establish 

dependent 

cartoon 

purchased 

distribute 

studied 

argument 

apartment 

figuring 

lovingly 

services 

motion 

carrying 

depositors 

Bro. 

accident 

establishing 

therein 

bicycle 

conditions 

attach 

customer 

observation 

writers 

received 

passenger 

awaken 

situated 

requirements 

stylish 

arriving 

destroyed 

matron 

earliest 

possibly 

drawer 

happiness 

underwear 

porter 

continued 
Standard  Number  of  Errors 

conclusion 

VI.     7 

vn.  4 
vm.  2 

VI.  7 

VII.  4 

vm.  2 

VI.  7 

VII.  4 

VIII.  2 

SEVENTH  GRADE 

71 

10 

11 

12 

fierce 

territory 

orchard 

freight 

character 

suggesting 

haste 

prefer 

acquaint 

hauled 

description 

approach 

heir 

operation 

biscuit 

niece 

commercial 

canoe 

strength 

democrat 

bimgalow 

quote 

finally 

consumption 

source 

available 

cultivate 

brief 

accordance 

interview 

choir 

confidence 

review 

coarse 

develop 

ruffle 

meant 

etc. 

trolley 

mere 

fortunate 

engage 

sense 

satisfy 

ferry 

herein 

receiving 

thereafter 

type 

entitled 

prospects 

based 

generally 

Pres. 

urge 

expensive 

transactions 

grippe 

previous 
Standard  Number  of  Errors 

altitude 

VI.     8 

vn.  s    ■ 

VIII.  3 

VI.  8 

VII.  5 

vm.  3 

VI.     8 

vn.  5 
vm.  3 

72 

SEVENTH  GRADE 

13 

14 

15 

evidently 

qualities 

signature 

instructor 

substitute 

ordinary 

literary 

compelled 

relieve 

applicant 

formerly 

influence 

impose 

honorable 

government 

thereof 

instrument 

investigation 

enrollment 

politics 

series 

genuine 

choosing 

afford 

believing 

electrical 

favorably 

constitution 

transit 

attorney 

disposal 

authorized 

journal 

extreme 

contemplated 

institute 

lining 

estimated 

candidate 

personality 

identify 

merchandise 

prosperous 

letters 

distribution 

tatting 

mercantile 

similar 

blizzard 

worrying 

exhibit 

cushion 

disgusted 

considerably 

equally 

realizing 

renewal 

gradually 

admission 
Standard  Number  of  Errors 

succeed 

VI.     8 

vn.  5 
vm.  3 

VI.     8 

vn.  5 
vm.  3 

VI.  9 

VII.  6 

VIII.  4 

, 

SEVENTH  GRADE 

73 

16 

17 

18 

strictly 

barely 

assistant 

studying 

engineering 

industrial 

elsewhere 

orchestra 

sirup 

lading 

crocheting 

arrangements 

impression 

illustrated 

inquiry 

announce 

succeeded 

auction 

development 

exclusively 

appreciated 

explanation 

supervisor 

principal 

sincere 

civics 

usually 

stationary 

criticize 

circumstances 

confer 

attitude 

variety 

jobber 

congratulate 

presence 

transact 

electricity 

practical 

decision 

existing 

assistance 

moisture 

prosperity 

equipment 

administration 

talent 

registration 

employee 

appearance 

duplicate 

excitement 

inquiries 

particularly 

acceptance 

planned 

absolutely 

organize 

athletics 

basis 

Standard  Number  of  Errors 

VI.  9 

VII.  6 

vm.  4 

VI.      10 

vn.    7 

VIII.    4 

VI.      10 

vn.    7 
vm.  4 

74 

SEVENTH  GRADE 

19 

20 

21 

business 

practice 

safety 

pleasant 

beginning 

unusual 

appreciate 

experience 

surplus 

necessary 

acknowledge 

t3rphoid 

probably 

benefit 

coupon 

receipt 

subscription 

disagreeable 

sincerely 

awfully 

heretofore 

opportunity 

secretary 

welfare 

inst. 

successful 

assurance 

proposition 

premium 

auditor 

foreign 

magazine 

exceptional 

institution 

association 

assignment 

examination 

certificate 

confirm 

university 

commission 

possession 

imagine 

excellent 

attendance 

additional 

literature 

demonstration 

alfalfa 

annual 

assume 

terrible 

organization 

correspond 

separate 

remittance 

goodbye 

envelope 

arrangement 

consequently 

Standard  Number  of  Errors 

VI.     10 

vn.    7 
vm.  4 

VI.     10 

vn.    7 
vm.  4 

VI.     10 

vn.    7 
vm.  5 

1 


' 

SEVENTH  GRADE 

75 

22 

23 

24 

privilege 

readily 

recommend 

guarantee 

vicinity 

definite 

rheumatism 

corporation 

correspondence 

guaranteed 

crochet 

courtesy 

schedule 

assigned 

judgment 

data 

ninety 

courteous 

Latin 

sympathy 

thoroughly 

majority 

disease 

Chautauqua 

suggested 

planning 

efficiency 

control 

advisable 

approval 

established 

original 

senior 

Christian 

merely 

furniture 

operating 

practically 

regularly 

patron 

science 

contemplating 

religious 

advertisement 

difficulty 

altogether 

semester 

issued 

bargain 

quantity 

profession 

engineer 

response 

allowed 

responsible 

capacity 

examine 

situated 

catalogue 

glorious 

Standard  Number  of  Errors 

VI.     11 

vn.    8 
vm.  5 

VI.     11 

vn.    8 
vm.  5 

VI.  12 

VII.  9 

vin.  <5 

76 

SEVENTH  GRADE 

25 

26 

27 

certified 

associated 

custard 

dismissal 

timothy 

double 

develops 

accomplished 

resign 

estimate 

tendency 

panel 

heavily 

confirming 

pamphlet 

horrible 

congratulation 

familiar 

obligate 

illustrating 

sermon 

traffic 

meter 

hustle 

trifle 

reliability 

janitor 

exceed 

resource 

occupy 

finance 

examiner 

warehouse 

overdo 

demonstrated 

envelop 

residence 

carnival 

preside 

camphor 

conservatory 

scholar 

discussion 

consultation 

museum 

galvanized 

enormous 

methods 

interrupt 

legislation 

patience 

intimate 

maturity 

fundamental 

luncheon 

nickel 

accredited 

mattress 

manufacturing 
Standard  Number  of  Errors 

continuous 

VI.     11 
VU.     8 
VIU.   5 

VI.  11 

VII.  8 

VITT.   5 

VI.  12 

VII.  8 

vm.  5 

• 

SEVENTH  GRADE 

77 

28 

29 

30 

adapted 

buried 

rhubarb 

almonds 

marked 

initials 

analyze 

foliage 

confidential 

capitol 

heading 

irrigate 

faculty 

locally 

mutually 

formula 

luxury 

engaged 

mutual 

mediimi 

Vice  Pres. 

nursery 

quietly 

circulars 

quoting 

rabbits 

exercised 

salad 

razor 

childhood 

scenery 

refers 

vegetable 

tobacco 

reverse 

packages 

towards 

shining 

terribly 

opera 

solid 

desirable 

lu-gent 

survey 

determine 

via 

turkeys 

shortage 

visitor 

visits 

rainfall 

widow 

vomit 

wherever 

accompany 

wasted 

fertilizers 

apricot 

confess 
Standard  Number  of  Errors 

adequate 

VI.  (  ) 

VII.  (  ) 

vm.  () 

VI.     (  ) 

vn.  ( ) 
vm.  () 

VI.     (  ) 

vn.  ( ) 
vm.  ( ) 

78  supple; 

MENTARY  LESSONS— SEVENTH  GRADE 

S-1 

S-2 

S-3 

items 

willow 

muscle 

honey 

gospel 

guilty 

stormy 

wisdom 

soldiers 

stupid 

naughty 

handles 

negro 

slowly 

hearty 

tailor 

expand 

helper 

sire 

arises 

somehow 

rally 

sewed 

raisin 

toilet 

murder 

jewels 

tower 

miner 

napkin 

unload 

holy 

dessert 

upset 

vigor 

lessons 

utter 

lawyer 

marble 

vice 

crown 

scatter 

vessel 

vague 

millers 

wages 

votes 

minded 

warmly 

yacht 

roomer 

repay 

cable 

earlier 

mercy 

create 

remarks 

whistle 

ladder 
Standard  Number  of  Errors 

kindle 

VI.     (  ) 

vn.  (  ) 
vin.  ( ) 

VI.     (  ) 

vn.  ( ) 
vm.  () 

VI.     (  ) 

vn.  ( ) 
vrn.  () 

EIGHTH  GRADE 


DIRECTIONS  TO  EIGHTH  GRADE  TEACHERS 

The  minimuni  lessons  for  this  grade  are  numbered 
from  1  to  25  inclusive,  and  contain  500  new  words.  There 
are  in  addition  240  supplementary  words  which  are  new, 
but  which  are  not  so  frequently  used  as  those  in  the  mini- 
mum list.  The  four  lessons  marked  R-1,  R-2,  R-3,  R-4, 
are  made  up  of  those  words  in  the  preceding  grades  which 
are  most  frequently  missed  by  eighth  grade  students. 
The  lesson  marked  ''Special  Review,"  contains  the  hard- 
est words,  of  the  two  thousand  most  frequently  used 
in  correspondence. 

In  addition,  there  are  four  letters  which  should  be 
given  as  dictation  exercises.  These  letters  contain  a 
large  number  of  words  which  are  very  likely  to  be  mis- 
spelled, as  shown  by  their  frequency  of  use  in  correspond- 
ence and  the  percentage  of  error  of  eighth  grade  pupils 
who  attempt  to  spell  them. 

Remember  that  the  lessons  are  arranged  by  weeks 
rather  than  by  days.  The  work  for  each  week  consists  of 
one  advance  column  and  one  review  column.  The  review 
column  in  each  case  is  the  fourth  column  preceding  the 
advance  work.  That  is,  it  is  made  up  of  a  week's  work 
one  month  old.  For  example,  column  5  contains  20  new 
words  to  be  learned  in  one  week.  During  the  same  week, 
column  1  should  be  reviewed.  The  lesson  for  the  first 
week  consists  of  column  1,  which  is  the  advance  lesson, 
and  of  column  R  1,  which  is  the  review. 


8o 


9 

EIGHTH  GRADE 

8i 

R-1 

R-2 

R-3 

Chautauqua 

planning 

separate 

schedule 

remittance 

advisable 

guaranteed 

probably 

awfully 

rheumatism 

sincerely 

disease 

privilege 

arrangement 

sense 

efficiency 

considerably 

familiar 

inst. 

capacity 

merely 

judgment 

corporation 

presence 

recommend 

usually 

receiving 

thoroughly 

choir 

similar 

correspondence         inquiry 

variety 

courteous 

renewal 

crochet 

semester 

alfalfa 

imagine 

practically 

basis 

organization 

opportunity 

benefit 

successful 

literature 

catalogue 

S3mipathy 

absolutely 

excellent 

appreciated 

receipt 

necessary 

assigned 

definite 

quantity 

assistant 

guarantee 

response 
Standard  Number  of  Errors 

pleasant 

VI.     15 

vn.  12 
vm.  9 

VI.      13 

vn.    9 
vm.  6 

VI.  12 

VII.  8 

VIII.  5 

82 

EIGHTH  GRADE 

R-4 

1 

2 

relieve 

convince 

reference 

surprised 

transfer 

companies 

appreciate 

independent 

discourage 

assistance 

investigate 

insurance 

candidate 

wholesale 

inclined 

certificate 

democratic 

organized 

distribution 

employer 

ambition 

magazine 

exception 

attractive 

principal 

confident 

credited 

readily 

advertised 

notified 

registration 

constantly 

operated 

commission 

manufacturer 

worried 

equipment 

sanitary 

automatic 

exhibit 

submitted 

accord 

nervous 

liable 

frequently 

practical 

evidence 

management 

regularly 

concerning 

generous 

succeed 

assuring 

involved 

uneasy 

positive 

misunderstanding 

duplicate 

superior 

representation 

Standard  Number  of  Errors 

VI.     10 

vn.    7 

VIII.    4 

VI.     7 

vn.  4 
vni.  2 

VI.  7 

VII.  4 

vni.  2 

EIGHTH  GRADE 

83 

3 

invitation 

4 

contrary 

5 

abstract 

celebrate 

entertaining 

employed 

discontinued 

examined 

register 

respectfully 

profitable 

resident 

obligation 

registered 

vision 

occupied 

reservation 

favorite 

application 

universal 

nephew 

accordingly 

requirement 

regardless 

collecting 

deliveries 

satisfactory 

convinced 

desiring 

serious 

destination 

conference 

Hallowe'en 

agriculture 

strawberries 

pneumonia 

fashionable 

advancement 

appendicitis 

combination 

decrease 

ingredients 

resigned 

deserved 

phosphorus 

membership 

triumph 

telephone 

supervision 

graduating 

temperatiu-e 

clause 

hustling 

possibilities 

activity 

numerous 

temptation 

impossible 

raiser 
Standard  Number  of  Errors 

constructed 

VI.     7 

vn.  4 

VITT.  2 

VI.  7 

VII.  4 

vni.  2 

VI.  10 

VII.  7 

VIII.  4 

84 

EIGHTH  GRADE 

o 

Pullman 

7 

librarian 

8 

superintendent 

cistern 

agricultural 

occasion 

customers 

annoimcement 

representative 

sight-seeing 

completely 

possibility 

warrant 

ballot 

all  right 

acknowledged 

cooperative 

especially 

electric 

cordial 

committee 

borrowers 

inferior 

immediately 

circumstance 

preliminary 

analysis 

opposite 

disappointed 

bulletin 

edition 

physical 

mortgage 

excursion 

exceptionally 

referred 

patronage 

annually 

referring 

professor 

exhausted 

convenience 

restaurant 

responsibility 

allotment 

commencement 

algebra 

installment 

chaperon 

executive 

advertising 

thesis 

permanent 

administrator 

possess 

soliciting 

straightened 

physician 

alimmi 

epidemic 

Standard  Number  of  Errors                     "^ 

VI,      12 

vn.    8 
vm.  5 

VI.     12 

vn.    9 
VI ir.  6 

VI.     13 

vn.  10 

VITT.    7 

EIGHTH  GRADE 

85 

9 

10 

11 

vary 

specially 

ambitions 

duly 

extremely 

appreciation 

leisure 

calendar 

communication 

acquire 

originally 

commissioner 

agency 

official 

exhibition 

immense 

candidacy 

mechanical 

hastily 

extension 

specification 

various 

naturally 

consequence 

unlock 

cordially 

disappoint 

solicit 

customary 

remembrance 

medical 

campaign 

authority 

license 

financial 

appreciating 

client 

associate 

interfere 

Sabbath 

acquainted 

sufficient 

injure 

personally 

cooperating 

stomach 

immediate 

relieved 

notary 

esteemed 

cooperation 

surgery 

executed 

anticipate 

losing 

postscript 

preparation 

council 

convenient 

satisfactorily 

Standard  Number  of  Errors 

VI.     15 

vn.  10 
vm.  6 

VI.  13 

VII.  10 

vm.  7 

VI.  13 

VII.  10 
VITL    7 

86 

EIGHTH  GRADE 

12 

13 

14 

individual 

bonus 

patronize 

actually 

unusually 

probably 

merit 

disappointment 

reverend 

fertilize 

X-ray 

manufactured 

necessity 

canvass 

typewriter 

community 

enthusiasm 

enclosure 

bureau 

accompanying 

illustrate 

grateful 

tuberculosis 

preserve 

correspondent 

politician 

opportune 

quantities 

anticipating 

appetite 

thorough 

characteristic 

bronchitis 

compliment 

anmversary 

discussed 

geometry 

zeph3rr 

privileged 

regretting 

peculiarities 

courtesies 

equipped 

assortment 

desirous 

prior 

illustration 

promenade 

efficient 

inducement 

strenuous 

affectionately 

label 

kimono 

lieutenant 

practicing 

ultimo 

fraternally 

amendment 
Standard  Number  of  Errors 

aggravate 

VI.      14 

vn.  10 

VTTT.    7 

VI.  14 

VII.  11 

vm.  8 

VI.  IS 

VII.  12 

vm.  8 

EIGHTH  GRADE 

87 

15 

16 

17 

principle 

articles 

decomposed 

professional 

bachelor 

developing 

circuit 

benefits 

embroidery 

acquaintance 

infected 

employment 

scientific 

minimum 

enjoyable 

inconvenience 

miserable 

immensely 

enthusiastic 

objection 

experiment 

reed. 

opinions 

facilities 

assessment 

sidewalk 

gardening 

materially 

stopping 

inventory 

recommendation 

tomatoes 

irrigation 

supplement 

treasure 

mentioning 

confirmation 

vineyard 

memorandum 

occasionally 

advantages 

measuring 

apparatus 

asparagus 

officials 

essential 

carpenter 

operations 

unnecessary 

casseroles 

previously 

accommodate 

catalogues 

proportion 

affidavit 

comfortably 

specimens 

definitely 

temporary 

spineless 

Standard  Number  of  Errors 

VI.     IS 

vn.  13 

VTIT.    9 

VI.     (  ) 

vii.  (  ) 
vm.  () 

VI.  (  ) 

VII.  (  ) 

vm.() 

88 

EIGHTH  GRADE 

18 

19 

20 

cafeteria 

accommodation 

nowadays 

squirrels 

accommodations 

steadily 

straighten 

acknowledging 

butter-fat 

substantial 

acknowledgment 

contented 

suggestion 

advantageous 

conveyance 

twenty-five 

anticipation 

scholarship 

undertake 

communications 

cooperate 

communicate 

financially 

cucumbers 

complement 

incidentally 

everywhere 

continually 

kindergarten 

impatient 

conveniently 

manufacturers 

inquiring 

unpleasant 

preliminaries 

missionary 

unfortunate 

solicitation 

organizing 

institutions 

undoubtedly 

positively 

progressive 

beautifully 

sometimes 

prospective 

presentation 

separately 

publications 

remittances 

sediments 

gymnasiimi 

unfortunately 

rosebushes 

memorandums 

unexpected 

rheumatic 

uncomfortable 

vice  president 

correspondents 

Standard  Number  of  Errors 

VI.     (  ) 

vn.  ( ) 
vm.  (  ) 

VI.     (  ) 

vn.  (  ) 
vm.  ( ) 

VI.     (  ) 

vn.  ( ) 
vm.  ( ) 

EIGHTH  GRADE 

21 

i 

12 

Ala. 

(Alabama) 

Md. 

(Maryland) 

Alaska 

Mass. 

(Massachusetts) 

Ariz. 

(Arizona) 

Mich. 

(Michigan) 

Ark. 

(Arkansas) 

Minn. 

(Minnesota) 

Cal. 

(California) 

Miss. 

(Mississippi) 

Colo. 

(Colorado) 

Mo. 

(Missouri) 

Conn. 

(Connecticut) 

Mont. 

(Montana) 

Del. 

(Delaware) 

Nebr. 

(Nebraska) 

D.  C. 

(District  of 

Nev. 

(Nevada) 

Columbia) 

N.H. 

(New  Hampshire) 

Fla. 

(Florida) 

N.J. 

(New  Jersey) 

Ga. 

(Georgia) 

N.  Mex 

.  (New  Mexico) 

Hawai 

• 

1 

N.  Y. 

(New  York) 

Idaho 

N.  C. 

(North  Carolina) 

111. 

(Illinois) 

N.Dak 

.(North  Dakota) 

Ind. 

(Indiana) 

Ohio 

Iowa 

Okla. 

(Oklahoma) 

Kans. 

(Kansas) 

Oregon 

Ky. 

(Kentucky) 

Pa. 

(Pennsylvania) 

La. 

(Louisiana) 

R.  L 

(Rhode  Island) 

Me. 

(Maine) 

Standard  Number  of  Errors 

VI.  (  ) 

VII.  (  ) 

vm.  () 

VI.      (  ) 
VU.    (  ) 

vm.  ( ) 

89 


90 


EIGHTH  GRADE 


23  24 

S.  C.       (South  Carolina)  A.  M.    (Forenoon) 
S.  Dak.  (South  Dakota)    Agt.       (Agent) 


Tenn. 

Tex. 

Utah 

Vt. 

Va. 

Wash. 


(Tennessee) 

(Texas) 


(Vermont) 
(Virginia) 
(Washington) 
W.  Va.    (West  Virginia) 
Wis.        (Wisconsin) 
Wyo.       (Wyoming) 
Cuba 

Philippine  Islands 
Porto  Rico 
Co.  (Company  or 

County) 
Messrs.  (Gentlemen) 
R.F.D.     (Rural  Free 
Delivery) 


Assn. 
Ai. 


(association) 
(First  class) 


bbl.  (barrel) 

bbls.  (barrels) 

bldg.  (building) 

bu.  (bushel) 

Capt.  (Captain) 

C.O.D.  (Collect  on 
Delivery) 

^;  ct.  (cent) 

cr.  (credit) 

cwt.  (hundredweight) 

doz.  (dozen) 

gal.  (gallon) 

ft.  (foot  or  feet) 

F.O.B.  (Free  on  Board) 

Hon.  (Honorable) 


acct. 

Dr. 

Treas. 


VI.  (  ) 
vn.  (  ) 
vin.  () 


(account) 


i.e.         (that  is) 
(Doctor  or  debtor)N.  B.     (take  notice) 
(Treasurer) 

Standard  Number  of  Errors 

VI.  (  ) 
vn.  (  ) 
vm.  () 


EIGHTH  GRADE 

25 

Special  Review 

Jour. 

(Journal) 

Chautauqua 

in. 

(inch  or  inches) 

fraternally 

mdse. 

(merchandise) 

schedule 

ass't 

(assistant) 

guaranteed 

Jr. 

(Junior) 

privilege 

MdUe. 

(Mademoiselle) 

affectionately 

mfg. 

(manufacturing) 

guarantee 

oz. 

(ounces) 

rheumatism 

sec'y 

(secretary) 

judgment 

pkg. 

(package) 

efficiency 

pr. 

(pair) 

recommend 

pd. 

(paid) 

referred 

P.M. 

(afternoon) 

disappoint 

mgr. 

(manager) 

immediately 

P.  S. 

(postscript) 

referring 

pub. 

(publisher) 

equipped 

qt. 

(quart) 

grateful 

St. 

(Saint  or  street) 

bulletin 

Supt. 

(superintendent) 

all  right 

viz. 

(namely) 

mortgage 

Standard  Number  of  Errors 

VI.     (  ) 

vn.  ( ) 
vm.  ( ) 

VI.      (16) 

vn.  (13) 
vm.  (10) 

91 


92     SUPPLEMENTARY  LESSONS- 

-EIGHTH  GRADE 

S-i 

S-2 

S-3 

descend 

postpone 

resources 

necktie 

political 

respectable 

swallow 

elaborate 

sentiment 

nonsense 

exporting 

seriously 

oatmeal 

kidney 

suddenly 

wireless 

locations 

tablespoon 

afloat 

memorial 

telegraph 

tiresome 

muscular 

preparatory 

horseback 

negotiate 

commencing 

housework 

peculiar 

warranted 

wealthy 

Tmlikely 

occupant 

scarlet 

purposes 

performance 

whiskers 

readiness 

physiology 

scissors 

recognize 

bacteria 

scramble 

remaining 

beginner 

scribble 

resemble 

beneficial 

sweetness 

military 

proportions 

heaviest 

blossoms 

intentions 

slippers 

coloring 

accustomed 

accepted 

chemical 

opposition 

Standard  Number  of  Errors 

VI.     (  ) 

vn.  (  ) 
vm.  ( ) 

VI.      (  ) 

vn.  (  ) 
vm.  () 

VI.     (  ) 

vn.  ( ) 
vm.  (  ) 

SUPPLEMENTARY  LESSONS— EIGHTH  GRADE     93 

S-4 

s-s 

S-6 

attempting 

expressing 

machines 

economize 

expressions 

honored 

carelessness 

suggestions 

endorsed 

stenographer 

likelihood 

occasional 

decoration 

manufactures 

epistle 

particulars 

maintained 

misspell 

grandmother 

maintaining 

innocent 

extravagance 

occasions 

inferred 

firecracker 

notwithstanding 

matured 

exposition 

remitting 

proffer 

partially 

sentiments 

invested 

pleasantly 

specialty 

logic 

congenial 

unsettled 

audited 

carnation 

beforehand 

academy 

gophers 

misunderstand 

foiiiially 

whatsoever 

alteration 

importing 

demonstrate 

apologies 

masonic 

disposition 

appreciates 

mutilate 

embroider 

contribution 

shelving 

prescription 

developments 
Standard  Number  of  Errors 

socialist 

VI.     (  ) 

vn.  (  ) 

VIII.  (  ) 
8 

VI.      (  ) 
VIL    (  ) 

vm.  (  ) 

VI.  (  ) 

VII.  (  ) 

vin.  0 

S-7 

tenement 

thereabouts 

transacted 

indigestion 

interruption 

facilitate 

facility 

fraternity 

inaugurate 

mathematics 

reciprocate 

tabernacle 

thermometer 

vivisection 

affiliated 

appreciative 

indefinitely 

probability 

informal 

dressmaker 


VI.  (  ) 

VII.  (  ) 

vm.  (  ) 


LRY  LESSONS— 

EIGHTH  GRADE 

S-8 

S-9 

accorded 

comment 

activities 

descriptive 

adjustable 

declamation 

affectionate 

deducted 

imdershirt 

economical 

appropriate 

encouragement 

approximately 

endeavor 

cemetery 

endeavoring 

commodities 

expectation 

comparatively 

faculties 

critical 

feasible 

introduce 

financing 

dreadfully 

hysterics 

dividend 

ignoramus 

purchases 

inability 

directories 

industrious 

disaster 

pocketbook 

dictionary 

representatives 

depositing 

instructions 

depository 

sufficiently 

idard  Number  of  Errors 

VI.  (  ) 

VII.  (  ) 

vin.  (  ) 

VI.     (  ) 

vn.  (  ) 

VIILO 

SUPPLEMENTARY  LESSONS- 

-EIGHTH  GRADE     95 

S-IO 

s-u 

S-12 

detain 

alcohol 

exceedingly 

deprive 

charity 

insignificant 

exhaust 

comedy 

wonderfully 

whoever 

imitate 

measurement 

expire 

invalid 

sacrifice 

faithful 

lovable 

sarcastic 

frequent 

operate 

satisfying 

happiest 

opiimi 

selecting 

disgust 

remodel 

temperance 

apology- 

taxicab 

thoughtfulness 

homelike 

allowing 

marriage 

hopeful 

borrowing 

unanswered 

intrude 

chocolate 

undertaking 

lantern 

promises 

willingly 

liquor 

conductor 

population 

output 

congress 

advisability 

outrage 

decorate 

agreement 

physic 

deposits 

celebration 

becoming 

developed 

comparison 

discount 

discover 

emergency 

Standard  Number  of  Errors 

VI.  (  ) 

VII.  (  ) 

vm.  ( ) 

VI.      (  ) 

vn.  (  ) 
vm.  ( ) 

VI.  (  ) 

VII.  (  ) 

vm.  ( ) 

DICTATION  EXERCISES 

The  following  letters  contain  a  large  number  of  words 
which  occur  with  relatively  high  frequency  in  correspond- 
ence, and  are  quite  Ukely  to  be  misspelled  by  persons  of 
eighth  grade  education.  They  should  be  dictated  in 
short  phrases  of  three  to  five  words  without  repetition, 
pausing  after  each  dictated  phrase  for  the  children  to 
write.  The  rate  should  be  such,  however,  that  the  dicta- 
tion and  writing  will  be  completed  in  the  time  designated 
in  the  note  preceding  each  letter.  On  the  average  this 
will  be  about  one  and  one-half  lines  per  minute.  A  little 
practice  will  enable  the  teacher  to  dictate  at  this  rate 
without  difficulty. 

Pupils  should  be  able  to  write  these  letters  at  the 
given  speed  without  hesitation  or  error  of  spelling  before 
they  have  completed  the  work  of  this  grade. 


97 


LETTER  NO.  1 

This  letter  should  be  dictated  in  three  sections.  The 
first  exercise  extends  to  the  end  of  the  first  paragraph, 
including  the  heading  and  salutation,  and  should  be 
written  in  8  minutes.  The  second  exercise  includes  the 
second  and  third  paragraphs  and  should  be  written  in 
9  minutes.  The  third  exercise  completes  the  letter  and 
should  be  written  in  63/2  minutes. 


98 


Des  Moines,  Iowa, 
Dear  Mamma,  June  2,  1920. 

I  suppose  you  feel  that  I  have  been  very  slow  about 
writing,  but  I  haven't  had  a  minute  for  either  letter  writ- 
ing or  pleasure  the  past  few  days,  I  took  my  last  test 
this  forenoon — the  terrible  and  much  dreaded  literature 
examination.  It  lasted  from  ten  o'clock  until  noon,  and 
though  it  was  different  from  what  I  had  expected  I  think  I 
got  along  all  right.  I  probably  won't  get  an  excellent  grade, 
for  I  just  had  to  make  a  guess  at  one  answer  I  didn't  know, 
but  you  can't  imagine  how  happy  I  am  to  be  all  through. 
Tomorrow  will  be  the  last  day  of  school  and  our  superin- 
tendent is  going  to  let  us  celebrate  with  a  class  party. 

Aunt  Lucy  wants  me  to  stay  with  her  another  month, 
but  I  am  coming  home  Saturday,  for  I  know  I'll  be  eager 
to  get  back  to  the  farm  just  as  soon  as  we  have  good 
weather  again.  Last  Sunday  I  accepted  Edith's  invita- 
tion to  spend  the  day  with  her.  She  hves  about  thirty 
miles  from  Des  Moines,  and  I  enjoyed  the  drive  over  the 
country  roads.  I'm  sure  I'll  never  lose  my  love  for  the  farm. 

I  must  tell  you,  too,  about  Edith's  brother,  a  heuten- 
ant,  who  got  his  commission  at  the  same  time  John  did. 
He  is  personally  acquainted  with  John's  captain  and  knew 
several  other  men  in  that  company.  I  was  very  much 
interested  in  his  account  of  his  army  experiences. 

I  appreciated  the  check  you  enclosed  in  your  last 
letter,  for  I  needed  some  money  for  my  new  dress.  I 
never  realized  before  this  year  how  much  it  costs  to  clothe 
a  girl.  I  wish  you  were  here  to  advise  me  what  kind  of 
material  to  get.  I  miss  your  judgment  when  I  try  to 
go  shopping  alone.  Aunt  Lucy's  voile  dress  has  given 
her  a  great  deal  of  service,  and  so  I  think  I'll  decide  on 
that  material  for  my  best  summer  dress. 

Remember  me  to  the  boys  when  you  write,  and  give  my 
love  to  Grandmother.    I  do  hope  her  rheumatism  is  better. 

Affectionately,  -rr 

99 


LETTER  NO.  2 

This  letter  should  be  dictated  in  two  sections.  The 
first  exercise  extends  to  the  end  of  the  first  paragraph, 
including  the  heading  and  salutation,  and  should  be  writ- 
ten in  12  minutes.  The  second  exercise  completes  the 
letter  and  should  be  written  in  7  minutes. 


lOO 


October  18,  1020. 
Iowa  Land  and  Loan  Company, 
706-712  Commerce  Building,         •  -^ :., ; i'  ;.,' •<  ; 
Des  Moines,  Iowa. 


»   _ 


Gentlemen, 

We  take  this  occasion  to  acknowledge  the  receipt  of 
your  letter  of  the  17th  inst.,  and  sincerely  appreciate  the 
interest  which  you  have  shown  in  our  association.  We 
must  find  a  permanent  location  for  our  Chautauqua,  and 
believe  that  we  have  found  lots  which  will  be  satisfactory, 
expecially  since  they  are  in  a  really  pleasant  locality, 
convenient  to  the  college.  Since  it  will  be  necessary  to 
investigate  this  business  opportunity  immediately,  we  are 
referring  the  matter  to  a  committee  and  we  feel  the 
analysis  of  the  situation  will  be  complete.  The  conmiittee 
to  which  this  matter  is  referred  will  probably  reconmiend 
giving  a  mortgage  but  quite  certainly  will  receive  advice 
on  this  point  from  representative  citizens.  The  money  to 
carry  on  the  investigation  is  in  the  First  National  Bank, 
the  certificate  of  deposit  being  in  the  hands  of  the  treas- 
urer of  the  association. 

If  possible  the  members  of  the  association  would  like 
to  issue  the  bulletin  which  contains  the  course  by  the 
beginning  of  the  season,  whether  the  matter  of  permanent 
grounds  is  thoroughly  investigated,  or  not.  Experience 
has  taught  us,  too,  that  the  bulletins  are  received  with 
more  enthusiasm  at  an  early  date. 

The  truly  awful  accident  of  last  year  in  which  two 
people  were  killed  when  the  tent  fell  will  have  its  influence 
on  our  present  campaign  for  a  permanent  building. 

Kindly  give  this  matter  your  attention  at  your  earliest 
convenience. 

Respectfully  yours, 

Henry  Jones. 


lOI 


LETTER  NO.  3 

This  letter  should  be  dictated  in  two  sections.  The 
first  exercise  extends  to  the  end  of  the  second  paragraph 
and  should  be  written  in  7  minutes.  The  second  exercise 
completes  the  letter  and  should  be  written  in  9  minutes. 


102 


Minneapolis,  Minnesota, 
March  26,  1920. 
Dear  Father, 

You  can  see  from  the  article  which  I  enclose  that  we 
did  not  disappoint  our  principal,  even  though  it  has  been 
impossible  to  practice  during  the  past  week.  Under  the 
circumstances  it  doesn't  seem  possible  that  we  could  have 
won,  but  maybe  our  success  was  due  to  having  no  practice 
before  the  game.  Some  of  the  teams  seemed  rather 
over- trained. 

The  coach  changed  me  to  right  forward,  although,  as 
you  know,  I  usually  play  at  guard.  I  suppose  there  was 
a  doubt  in  his  mind  as  to  whether  I  could  guard  the  tall 
forwards  on  some  of  the  teams. 

Our  team  never  played  together  better.  We  didn't 
have  so  great  a  variety  of  plays  as  some  of  the  other  teams, 
but  relied  almost  entirely  upon  our  short  passing  game. 
What  I  liked  especially  was  that  there  wasn't  a  single 
poor  official.  One  of  the  officials  was  the  man  who  spoke 
last  fall  on  our  community  health  program. 

I  suppose  the  team  will  reach  home  Saturday  night. 
I  am  sure  that  we  ought  not  to  stay  here  later  than  Satur- 
day noon.  The  teams  were  entertained  at  the  various 
fraternity  houses  and  the  men  have  been  very  much 
crowded  to  make  room  for  us.  We  certainly  appreciate 
the  good  treatment  we  have  received  from  these  men  and 
from  everyone. 

Affectionately,  your  son, 

Harry. 


103 


LETTER  NO.  4 

This  letter  should  be  dictated  in  three  sections.  The 
first  exercise  extends  to  the  end  of  the  second  paragraph, 
including  the  heading  and  the  salutation,  and  should  be 
written  in  9  minutes.  The  second  exercise  includes  the 
rest  of  the  letter  and  should  be  written  in  12  minutes. 
Not  more  than  one  exercise  should  be  given  in  one  day. 


104 


Newark,  New  Jersey, 
December  3,  1920. 

Mr.  Frank  A.  Hardy,  Managing  Editor, 

National  Insurance  Journal, 

Boston,  Massachusetts. 

My  dear  Mr.  Hardy, 

I  am  glad  to  make  an  immediate  reply  to  your  inquiry 
of  December  1,  regarding  Miss  Henry's  qualifications. 

It  is  now  eight  years  since  Miss  Henry  first  took  a 
position  with  us.  She  began  as  mail  clerk,  working  up 
rapidly  through  the  ranks,  until  she  became  private  secre- 
tary to  Mr.  Baldwin,  President  of  the  Central  Insurance 
Company,  in  which  capacity  she  has  served  for  four  years, 
becoming  an  important  part  of  the  institution.  We  have 
found  her  always  courteous,  thoroughly  efficient  in  her 
work,  and  absolutely  reliable. 

She  is  well  equipped  for  a  position  on  an  insurance 
publication  because  of  her  magazine  writing,  which  she 
has  been  doing  in  connection  with  a  course  in  journalism 
at  the  university  this  year.  She  has  been  most  successful 
in  this  work  and  hopes  to  find  time  to  do  more  of  it  during 
the  summer  term  if  her  schedule  will  permit.  It  was  only 
because  of  her  great  desire  to  continue  her  education  that 
we  were  willing  to  accept  her  resignation,  and  we  knew 
that  this  year's  work  at  the  university  would  mean  a 
broader  field  for  her  in  the  future. 

I  am  enclosing  a  record  of  Miss  Henry's  work,  on  the 
usual  form  kept  for  each  employee,  showing  the  approxi- 
mate progress  she  made  during  her  eight  years  with  us 
and  her  increased  value  to  the  company,  and  I  am  also 
sending  under  separate  cover  Miss  Henry's  photograph, 
as  you  suggested. 

Hoping  I  may  hear  from  you  further  if  there  is  any 
additional  information  you  require,  I  am 

Very  sincerely  yours, 

John  Smith. 

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